Implications of the modernization of irrigation systems

Water, Agriculture and the Environment in Spain: Can We Square the Circle?

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 241-255

  López Gunn, Elena ^a   Mayor, Beatriz ^a,b   Dumont, Aurélien ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Modernization process; Unintended consequences; Water efficiency; Water savings

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903591229     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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