Integrated assessment of policy interventions for promoting sustainable irrigation in semi-arid environments: A hydro-economic modeling approach

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-160

  Blanco Gutiérrez, Irene ^a   Varela Ortega, Consuelo ^a   Purkey, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b STOCKHOLM ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hydro economic modeling; Policy analysis; Semi arid regions; Sustainable irrigation; Water management

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ARID REGIONS; CULTIVATION; DROUGHT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FARMS; IRRIGATION; RIVERS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; HYDRO-ECONOMIC MODELLING; POLICY ANALYSIS; POLICY DEBATES; POLICY INTERVENTION; POLICY MAKERS; SEMI-ARID REGION; SUSTAINABLE IRRIGATION; WATER USE; WATERS MANAGEMENTS;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FOOD PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; IRRIGATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY MAKING; SEMIARID REGION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VULNERABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; DESERT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); POLICY; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; WATER CYCLE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

GUADIANA BASIN;

EID: 84879356717     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.04.037     Document Type: Article

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