Uncertain water supply in an irrigated Mediterranean area: An analysis of the possible economic impact of climate change on the farm sector

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 361-370

  Dono, Gabriele ^a   Mazzapicchio, Graziano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Discrete Stochastic Programming; Uncertainty; Water availability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC IMPACT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; STOCHASTICITY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77954862900     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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