An integrated decision support system for irrigation and water policy design: DSIRR

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-163

  Bazzani, G M ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Agriculture policy; Decision support system; Economic modelling; Irrigation; Multicriteria modelling; Water; Water policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PUBLIC POLICY;

AGRONOMICS; DECISION PROCESSES; ECONOMIC-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; IRRIGATION; POLICY MAKING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

EID: 4444327820     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2003.12.017     Document Type: Article

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