Irrigation water pricing : the gap between theory and practice /

This book contains 14 separately authored chapters on the pricing of irrigation water. The chapters are entitled: (1) Water pricing in irrigation: the lifetime of an idea; (2) Water pricing in irrigation: mapping the debate in the light of experience; (3) Why is agricultural water demand unresponsiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Molle, François, Berkoff, Jeremy, 1943-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI North American Office, ©2007.
Colección:Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture series ; 4.
Temas:
Irrigation water > Prices.
Water-supply, Agricultural > Economic aspects.
Eau d'irrigation > Prix.
Eau > Approvisionnement agricole > Aspect économique.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Agricultural development.
Canals.
Decentralization.
Fees.
Groundwater.
Irrigation water.
Models.
Prices.
Sustainability.
Water conservation.
Water management.
Water policy.
Water resources.
Water rights.
Water use.
Wells.
Irrigation water > Prices
Water-supply, Agricultural > Economic aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:This book contains 14 separately authored chapters on the pricing of irrigation water. The chapters are entitled: (1) Water pricing in irrigation: the lifetime of an idea; (2) Water pricing in irrigation: mapping the debate in the light of experience; (3) Why is agricultural water demand unresponsive at low price ranges; (4) Get the prices right: a model of water prices and irrigation efficiency in Maharashtra, India; (5) Thailand's free water: rationale for a water charge and policy shifts; (6) Water rights and water fees in rural Tanzania; (7) Who will pay for water? The Vietnamese State's dilemma of decentralization of water management in the Red River Delta; (8) Water pricing in Haryana, India; (9) The energy-irrigation nexus in South Asia: groundwater conservation and power sector viability; (10) Wells and canals in Jordan: can pricing policies regulate irrigation water use; (11) Water pricing in Tadla, Morocco; (12) Water pricing policies and recent reforms in China: the conflict between conservation and other policy goals; (13) Water pricing and irrigation: a review of the European experience; and (14) Policy-driven determinants of irrigation development and environmental sustainability: a case study in Spain.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 357 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781845932930
1845932935

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