Water Use Efficiency and Productivity of the Irrigation Districts in Southern Alberta

Water Resources Management

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2751-2766

  Ali, Md Kamar ^a   Klein, K K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Data envelopment analysis; Linear programming; Malmquist index; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; CURRENT LEVELS; IRRIGATION DISTRICTS; LIFE STRATEGIES; MALMQUIST INDICES; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

IRRIGATION;

BENCHMARKING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; IRRIGATION; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MODEL TEST; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

EID: 84903577856     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-014-0634-y     Document Type: Article

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