Assessing irrigation performance in the Gediz River Basin of Turkey: Water user associations versus cooperatives

Irrigation Science

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-270

  Yercan, Murat ^a   Atis, Ela ^a   Salali, H Ece ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST RECOVERIES; GEDIZ RIVERS; IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTS; IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; POLICY MAKINGS; WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS;

DEPRECIATION; PERSONNEL; WATERSHEDS;

IRRIGATION;

DATA ACQUISITION; DECISION MAKING; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

EURASIA; GEDIZ BASIN; TURKEY;

EID: 67349254633     PISSN: 03427188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00271-008-0142-z     Document Type: Article

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