Long-term impacts of major water storage facilities on agriculture and the natural environment: Evidence from Idaho (U.S.)

Ecological Economics

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-118

  Hansen, Zeynep K ^a   Lowe, Scott E ^a   Xu, Wenchao ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Economic history; Irrigated agriculture; Water rights; Water storage infrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894292614     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.01.015     Document Type: Article

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