The adoption of improved irrigation technology and management practices-A study of two irrigation districts in Alberta, Canada

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 121-131

  Bjornlund, Henning ^a,b   Nicol, Lorraine ^a   Klein, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Technological diffusion; Water allocation; Water efficiency; Water policy

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ADOPTION RATES; ALBERTA; ALBERTA , CANADA; FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS; FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENTS; GOVERNMENT IS; IRRIGATION DISTRICTS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; TECHNOLOGICAL DIFFUSION; TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS; WATER ALLOCATION; WATER EFFICIENCIES; WATER EFFICIENCY; WATER POLICY; WATER SAVINGS; WATER USE EFFICIENCIES;

IRRIGATION;

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 55549110372     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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