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Emerging Issues in Water Resources Management in Swaziland
Mlilo, P.; Mhlanga, N. B.; Senzanje, A. - 2008
increasing demand. That paper concludes that the irrigation sub-sector shapes water policy ahead of other sectors like tourism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468324
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Sustainable Energy Development in Canada’s Mackenzie Delta–Beaufort Sea Coastal Region
Voutier, Keltie; Dixit, Bharat; Millman, Peter; Reid, John - 2008
"The oil and gas sector is returning to the Mackenzie Delta–Beaufort Sea region of Canada’s western Arctic after a decade-long absence. If brought into production, the hydrocarbon resources in this region could generate significant long-term economic and social benefits for Canadians in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468366
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Cooperation in a Hydro-Geologic Commons: New Institutions and Pricing to Achieve Sustainability and Security
Loehman, Edna T.; Becker, Nir; Weg, Eythan; Hendrickx, … - 1999
current water use and other consumption. Established limits on groundwater withdrawal would ensure sustainability and be … sustainability or provide for investment." …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468386
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An Integrated Assessment of Investments Towards Global Water Sustainability
Bassi, Andrea M.; Tan, Zhuohua; Goss, Sophie - 2010
"To date there has been limited research on integrated water resource management, specifically regarding investments, from a global perspective, largely due to the complexity of the problem and to generally local water management practices. Water demand and supply are very often affected by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009468465
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Description, diagnosis, prescription: a critique of the application of co-evolutionary models to natural resource management.
Jeffrey, Paul; McIntosh, Brian S. - 2006
To support moves towards more sustainable modes of natural resource management, the research community has been engaged in an evaluation of paradigms, theories and methods which might provide useful and usable insights into such a complex problem set. A particularly influential family of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009463083
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1991 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study, Technical Appendix: Volume 1.
United States. Bonneville Power Administration. - 2008
This publication provides detailed documentation of the load forecast scenarios and assumptions used in preparing BPA's 1991 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study (the Study). This is one of two technical appendices to the Study; the other appendix details the utility-specific loads and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436068
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Power Sales to Electric Utilities
2007
established ownership rights and provided irrigation districts, PUDs, and municipalities with expanded enabling powers. Financial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436428
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Electricity Use in the Pacific Northwest: Utility Historical Sales by Sector, 1989 and Preceding Years.
United States. Bonneville Power Administration. - 2008
: residential, commercial, industrial, direct-service industrial, and irrigation. The data specifically supports forecasting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436924
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Projected Impact of Federal Policies on U.S. Wind Market Potential: Preprint
Short, W.; Blair, N.; Heimiller, D. - 2008
This report discusses the potential for solar-powered agricultural irrigation pumps in the San Joaquin Valley and how …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009437045
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A Dynamic Risk Optimization Model for Evaluating Profitable and Feasible Water Management Plans
Grove, Bennie; Oosthuizen, L.K.; Backeberg, G.R. - 2006
available water resources through the adoption o f more efficient irrigation technology and irrigation scheduling. A requirement … and irrigation system application rates in the model. Risk simulation procedures are used to generate an appropriately … flood irrigation farm in the Vaalharts irrigation scheme South Africa to demonstrate the capability of the model to optimize …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442489