Assessing the performance of participatory irrigation management over time: A case study from Turkey

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1017-1025

  Uysal, Özlem Karahan ^a   Atiş, Ela ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Kestel; Participatory irrigation management; Performance; Turkey; Water users association

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL SYSTEMS; FINANCIAL EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULIC WORKS; INITIAL DESIGN; IRRIGATION PERFORMANCE; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; KEY FACTORS; LEVEL OF SATISFACTION; LOGIT MODELS; MANN-WHITNEY U TEST; NON-PARAMETRIC; PARTICIPATORY IRRIGATION MANAGEMENTS; SYSTEM MANAGEMENT; USER SATISFACTION; WATER USER ASSOCIATIONS; WATER USERS ASSOCIATIONS; WIDE AREA;

INTERMODULATION; INTERMODULATION MEASUREMENT; IRRIGATION; MANAGEMENT; SURVEYS;

WATER CONSERVATION;

FINANCIAL MARKET; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; LOGIT ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

AEGEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; TURKEY;

EID: 77950521404     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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