Assessing the cost-effectiveness of irrigation water management practices in water stressed agricultural catchments: The case of Pinios

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-42

  Panagopoulos, Y ^a   Makropoulos, C ^a   Gkiokas, A ^b   Kossida, M ^a   Evangelou, L ^c   Lourmas, G ^d   Michas, S ^b   Tsadilas, C ^c   Papageorgiou, S ^d   Perleros, V ^e   Drakopoulou, S ^e   Mimikou, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Hydroexigiantiki LS Lazarides and oCo Consulting   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^d LDK Consultants Engineers and Planners SA   (Greece)

^e Consultant Hydrogeologists ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Agricultural management; Conveyance improvement; Deficit irrigation; Precision irrigation; SWAT; Water abstractions; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTING; CATCHMENTS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; RUNOFF; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONVEYANCE IMPROVEMENT; DEFICIT IRRIGATION; PRECISION IRRIGATION; SWAT; WATER ABSTRACTION; WATER REUSE;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATCHMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DROUGHT STRESS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; IRRIGATION; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; RECYCLING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; PINIOS BASIN; THESSALY;

EID: 84897953529     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2014.03.010     Document Type: Article

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