Mitigating water shortages in a multiple risk environment

Water Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 114-128

  Robinson, John R C ^a   Michelsen, Ari M ^b   Gollehon, Noel R ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural diversification; Irrigation; Irrigation water; Mexico; Optimization; Rio Grande; Risk management; Water shortages; Water values

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449091615     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2009.099     Document Type: Article

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