Katharine Coman's "Some Unsettled Problems of Irrigation," published in March 1911 in the first issue of the American … and irrigation districts that emerged in the American West in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in response to …

The Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat is arguably the most controversial dam ever built in India, with over a 100 … to the dam from influential NGOs, there is no systematic empirical study of its effects on the long-term wellbeing of the … ousted families. Our study investigates: Are resettled oustees from the Sardar Sarovar Dam project better off in 2017 …

the dam benefit from increased irrigation and see agricultural production increase and poverty fall. Overall, our … dam is built, agricultural production does not increase but poverty does. In contrast, districts located downstream from … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …

adhere to the prescribed schedule use more water than those following a more flexible irrigation pattern. For our application …

, technological improvements made groundwater from the Ogallala aquifer available for irrigation. Comparing counties over the Ogallala … with nearby similar counties, groundwater access increased irrigation intensity and initially reduced the impact of …