Efficient water conservation in agriculture for growing urban water demands in Jordan

Water Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-124

  Ramírez, Octavio A ^a   Ward, Frank A ^b   Al Tabini, Raed ^c   Phillips, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Donald B Watt Library   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer; Irrigation; Jordan; Mafraq basin; Urban water use; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751508253     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.066     Document Type: Article

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