Water for agriculture : irrigation economics in international perspective / Stephen Merrett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Merrett, Stephen, 1939-2018.

Series:

Spon's environmental science and engineering series.

Spon's environmental science and engineering series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irrigation--Economic aspects.

Irrigation.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (261 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Spon Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"World population is set to increase by a third in the next 25 years, with no corresponding increase in global rainfall. About seventy per cent of the world's abstracted water is used in farming and therefore the economics of irrigation is becoming an increasingly important issue for sustainable development. Water for Agriculture provides a thorough overview of this highly topical subject, written in a clear and accessible style.The Scope of the book is wide both in its analysis and in its geographical coverage. Topics covered include the infrastructure, operation and maintenance of irrigation service supply, the supply of drainage services, economic cost benefit analysis, water resource planning at the regional scale, political economy and irrigation policy. The content of Water for Agriculture is enhanced by numerous tables, diagrams, and in-depth case studies.This book will be an essential read for those professionals involved in the planning of water resources, and for advanced students studying this topic as part of agriculture, development studies, economics, engineering, environmental science, geography, hydrology and planning courses."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Units of measurement; The global challenge; The demand for irrigation services; Irrigation service supply: the infrastructure; Irrigation service supply: operation, maintenance and management; Drainage services demand and supply; Social cost-benefit analysis for irrigation and drainage projects; Water allocation at the regional scale; Institutional economics and irrigation policy; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Cover title : Water for agriculture.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9781040190753

1040190758

9780429078064

0429078064

9780203302378

0203302370

9780203355909

0203355903

9781482267778

1482267772

9781280071263

1280071265

OCLC:

437080428