Economic impacts of irrigation water transfers on Uvalde County, Texas

Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-170

  Whited, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MODELING; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UVALDE COUNTY;

EID: 79251649725     PISSN: 10904999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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