Modelling regional general equilibrium effects and irrigation in Canterbury

Water Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 250-264

  Lennox, James Alexander ^a   Diukanova, Olga ^a,b  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Regional general equilibrium model; Water allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954990398     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2010.090     Document Type: Article

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