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Regional Economic Implications of Water Allocation and Reliability
Harris, Simon; Doak, Murray; Ford, Stuart; Bywater, Tony; … - 2005
irrigation has received little attention, but is a significant issue for regional councils, those interested in water allocation … models of the hydrological, irrigation, farm and financial systems over the 1973 – 2000 period. The results show that there …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443714
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Computeer-based decision support tools for evaluation of actions affecting flow and water quality in the San Joaquin Basin
Quinn, N.W.T. - 2008
of other issues that relate to the hydrology and to salt and water quality management within the San Joaquin Valley. To …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436725
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What are the Economic Health Costs of Non-Action in Controlling Toxic Water Pollution?
Easter, K. William; Konishi, Yoshifumi; Raggi, Meri; … - 2006
This paper identifies information that may be important in determining the benefits ofpreventing toxic water contamination (or equivalently cost of nonaction) when a given toxificationoccurs. It attempts to identify information and behavior issues that need to be considered when weestimate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443210
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Economics of Wastewater Treatment and Recycling: An Investigation of Conceptual Issues
Devi, Mekala Gayathri; Davidson, Brian; Boland, Anne-Maree - 2007
In the context of continuous droughts, the search for alternative water sources and increasingenvironmental restrictions on discharge of treated wastewater into natural water bodies, treatedwastewater recycling offers a potential solution. In this paper the methods needed to assess thequestions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445006
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The role of grazier motivations and risk attitudes in the adoption of grazing best management practices
Greiner, Romy; Miller, Owen; Patterson, Louisa - 2008
The onus on landholders in relation to environmental performance is ever increasing. One toolfor achieving environmental improvements is the design and promotion of region-specific‘best management practices’ (BMPs). These are conservation practices aimed at reducingdiffuse source pollution...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443305
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Integrated assessment of the environmental, economic and social impacts of land use change using a GIS format – the CLUES model
Harris, Simon; Elliott, Sandy; McBride, Graham; Shankar, Ude - 2009
from several research providers, including SPARROW (catchment hydrology), OVERSEER and SPASMO (nutrient losses), ENSUS …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444560
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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
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An Economic Drought Management Index to Evaluate Water Institutions' Performance
Iglesias, Eva; Garrido, Alberto; Gomez, Almudena - 2002
the supply system. An empirical application of EDMIs is performed for two irrigation districts in Andalusia (Southern …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443833
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PRICE-RESPONSIVENESS OF DEMAND FOR IRRIGATION WATER WITHDRAWALS VS. CONSUMPTIVE USE: ESTIMATES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Young, Robert A.; Cardon, Grant E.; Scheierling, Susanne M. - 2003
Of water withdrawn for agricultural crop irrigation, a portion is consumed and the remainder comes back to the … hydrologic system as return flows. Previous models of irrigation water demand have mostly focused on the change in withdrawals in … planning. This study develops a simulation/mathematical programming model of water demand representing an irrigation company in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444888
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Managing Saline Groundwater Impacts from Irrigation - Designing and Testing Emissions Trading in Coleambally Irrigation Area
Whitten, Stuart M.; Khan, Shahbaz; Collins, Drew; Ward, John - 2007
emissions trading offers one option for effective management of existing recharge externalities if effective property rights to … principles underpinning emissions trading to present such a system. Allocation of net recharge contracts to irrigation farms will … the economic impacts of adopting such a policy in the Coleambally Irrigation Area in southwestern New South Wales …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445593