Using ecological indices to measure economic and environmental performance of irrigated agriculture

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1731-1739

  Azad, Md A S ^a   Ancev, Tihomir ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Faculty of Agriculture Food and Natural Resources   (Australia)

Author keywords

Distance functions; Environmental performance index; Irrigation; Ramsar

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; NATURAL RESOURCE; PROFITABILITY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TRADE-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; WATER USE; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 77953602251     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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