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When „the Rest“ enters „the West“: Indischer Tourismus in die Zentralschweiz

Frank, Sybille - In: Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 4 (2012) 2, pp. 221-230

Zusammenfassung Bis vor kurzem führten touristische Reiserouten in der Regel vom globalen „Westen“ in den so genannten „Rest der Welt“. Doch was passiert, wenn Menschen aus dem globalen Osten und Süden plötzlich in der Rolle zu bedienst leistender Touristinnen vor den Türen...

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Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Security

Londhe, Sunil - In: International Journal of Disease Control and … 1 (2016) 1, pp. 32-46

Many studies have demonstrated the sensitivities of crop yield to a changing climate, a major challenge for the agricultural research community is to relate these findings to the wider societal concern with food security. Apart from few exceptions, the likely impacts of climate change on...

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Irrigation Measurement System for Dry Areas Based on WSN

Granda, Juan; Almanza, Mauricio; Fontalvo, Jose; Calle, … - In: International Journal of Interdisciplinary … 9 (2017) 3, pp. 10-20

exceeded. Water pressure provides the kinematic energy used on irrigation systems to spray the water on the field. The amount … of water that the irrigation system can provide per hour should be carefully monitored to save water in dry areas. The …. Results show sensor nodes exhibit a 4% average error, and 9% packet loss maximum. Both values are adequate for crop irrigation …

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Challenges And Opportunities : Knowledge For Development Under Climate Change

Gitay, Habiba; de Nevers, Michele - In: Development Outreach 10 (2008) 1, pp. 44-46

Discusses the importance of sharing existing knowledge and technologies, generating new knowledge and enhancing capacity for applying it to reduce the risks of climate change.

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A Window of Opportunities for Poor Farmers : Investing for long-term food supply

Byerlee, Derek; de Janvry, Alain; Townsend, Robert; … - In: Development Outreach 10 (2008) 3, pp. 9-12

Farmers may help solve the food, feed, and fuel crises, and prosper as a result, with the aid of political support and investments in agriculture.

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The Effects of Volumetric Pricing Policy on Farmers' Water Management Institutions and Their Water Use: The Case of Water User Organization in an Irrigation System in Hubei, China

Kajisa, Kei; Dong, Bin - In: The World Bank Economic Review 31 (2017) 1, pp. 220-240

We use original water user group (WUG) data from a reservoir irrigation system in China to examine the effect of water … for private irrigation. This tendency is associated with an increased probability that the remaining members do not … difficulties among the remaining members whose fields are separated by former members who have now opted out for private irrigation …

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Productivity Growth and Sustainability in Post-Green Revolution Agriculture : The Case of the Indian and Pakistan Punjabs

Murgai, Rinku; Ali, Mubarik; Byerlee, Derek - In: World Bank Research Observer 16 (2001) 2, pp. 199-218

This article attempts to determine the long-term productivity and sustainability of irrigated agriculture in the Indian and Pakistan Punjabs by measuring trends in total factor productivity for production systems in both states since the advent of the Green Revolution. These measurements over...

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“Well-fare” Economics of Groundwater in South Asia

Jacoby, Hanan G. - In: World Bank Research Observer 32 (2017) 1, pp. 1-20

Asia, a region that accounts for nearly half of the global groundwater used for irrigation. Over the past three decades … explores South Asia's groundwater dilemma through the lens of welfare economics, drawing on evidence from India and Pakistan …

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Risk‐efficient portfolio crop choice with amended water and irrigation policies in northern Germany

Buchholz, Matthias; Musshoff, Oliver - In: Agricultural Finance Review 73 (2013) 2, pp. 373-388

policy agenda. In this context, a restrictive regulation of water withdrawals for irrigation has gained in importance. The … whole‐farm risk programming approach to a typical arable farm in northern Germany. By using irrigation field trials …, production activities with varying irrigation intensities and inherently incorporated crop yield uncertainty are defined …

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Quality control analysis of downtime and time to repair for water supply pipes

Singh, Amarjit; Adachi, Stacy; Inouye, Megan - In: Built Environment Project and Asset Management 1 (2011) 1, pp. 75-90

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate performance times from a quality engineering perspective for response and repair of pipes at a public utility. The objective is to scientifically determine the pipe that offers the most desirable downtime (DT) and time to repair (TTR)....

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