Impacts of energy price changes on the financial viability of agricultural groundwater wells in Tulkarm district, Palestine

International Journal of Water

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 205-222

  Abu Madi, Maher ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Diesel prices; Electricity prices; Extraction costs; Financial profit; Middle East

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DIESEL ENGINES; EXTRACTION; GROUNDWATER; PROFITABILITY;

DIESEL PRICES; ELECTRICITY PRICES; EXTRACTION COSTS; FINANCIAL PROFITS; MIDDLE EAST;

COSTS;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIESEL; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY MARKET; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER STRESS; WELL;

OCCUPIED TERRITORIES; PALESTINE; TULKARM; WEST BANK;

EID: 77956966135     PISSN: 14656620     EISSN: 17415322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJW.2010.030587     Document Type: Article

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