Efficiency in Irrigation

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The world Bank
This collection of papers explores the theory, history, economics, evaluation, and applications of the conjunctive use of surface and groundwater. Ways to use water efficiently for irrigation are analyzed, and their feasibility and institutional implications are examined in case histories of California, Pakistan, and China. Particular attention is paid to the concept of extemalities—costs borne by society or by persons other than the individual whose actions occasioned them. In the context of irrigated agriculture, such diseconomies impede the efficient allocation of water, and thus output is less than it could be.
The authors consider a host of remedies: institutional arrangements, methods of irrigation management, and investment in irrigation and drainage facilities, as well as plans involving pricing, taxation, and regulation. The demanding informational and managerial requirements of efficient conjunctive use are also addressed in chapters on the use of... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The world Bank
This collection of papers explores the theory, history, economics, evaluation, and applications of the conjunctive use of surface and groundwater. Ways to use water efficiently for irrigation are analyzed, and their feasibility and institutional implications are examined in case histories of California, Pakistan, and China. Particular attention is paid to the concept of extemalities—costs borne by society or by persons other than the individual whose actions occasioned them. In the context of irrigated agriculture, such diseconomies impede the efficient allocation of water, and thus output is less than it could be.
The authors consider a host of remedies: institutional arrangements, methods of irrigation management, and investment in irrigation and drainage facilities, as well as plans involving pricing, taxation, and regulation. The demanding informational and managerial requirements of efficient conjunctive use are also addressed in chapters on the use of sophisticated analytical methods to measure and model the efficiency of irrigation systems.
The contributors are all recognized experts in their respective fields; they add a wealth of ideas and experiences to the continuing dialogue among irrigation managers, water resource policymakers and planners, engineers, economists, agronomists, and hydrologists.
Gerald T. O'Mara is a senior economist in the Agriculture and Rural Development Department of the World Bank.
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Comparative Study of the Management and Organization of Irrigation Projects Anthony F. Bottrall, Staff Working Paper 458
Economic Aspects and Policy Issues in Groundwater Development Ian Camithers and Roy Stoner, Staff Working Paper 496
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Leslie Abbie, James Q. Harrison, and John W. Wall, Staff Working Paper 536
The Efficient Use of Water in Irrigation: Principles and Practices for Improving Irrigation in Arid and Semiarid Regions Daniel Hillel, Technical Paper 64
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Sustainability Issues in Agricultural Development: Proceedings of the Seventh Agriculture Sector Symposium Ted J. Davis and Isabelle A. Schirmer, editors
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