Cost-effectiveness of groundwater conservation measures: A multi-level analysis with policy implications

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 639-652

  Blanco Gutiérrez, Irene ^a   Varela Ortega, Consuelo ^a   Flichman, Guillermo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CIHEAM Institute Agronomique Mediterraneen de Montpellier (IAMM)   (France)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Groundwater resources; Irrigation; Multi scale economic modeling; Water policies; Wetlands conservation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; AUTHENTICATION; CONTRACTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; CRIME; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; PUBLIC POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLANDS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING MODELS; MULTI-SCALE; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACTS; WATER MANAGEMENT POLICY; WATER POLICIES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; MANCHA OCCIDENTAL AQUIFER; SPAIN;

EID: 78651443583     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2010.10.013     Document Type: Article

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