Groundwater depletion in the jordan highlands: Can pricing policies regulate irrigation water use?

Water Resources Management

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1925-1941

  Venot, Jean Philippe ^a   Molle, François ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Demand management; Farming systems; Groundwater depletion; Jordan; Pricing policies; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; AQUIFERS; CONSERVATION; COSTS; CROPS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRRIGATION; MODERNIZATION; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

DEMAND MANAGEMENT; FARMING SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER DEPLETION; JORDAN; PRICING POLICIES;

PUBLIC POLICY;

AQUIFER; ARTESIAN WELL; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; RESOURCE DEPLETION; UPLAND REGION; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN BASIN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 55549143035     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9260-x     Document Type: Article

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