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Water and Agriculture : Sustainability, Markets and Policies

2006

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Chapter 58 The Economics of Water, Irrigation, and Development

Schoengold, Karina; Zilberman, David - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 3: …, (pp. 2933-2977). 2007

The post-World War II era has witnessed a drastic increase in irrigation activities that have contributed substantially … distinction has to be made between the overall positive contribution of irrigation to agricultural productivity and economic … irrigation. In many cases, water resources have been overdeveloped; there has been overspending on capital; and significant costs …

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The outcomes of 25 years of agricultural reforms in Kyrgyzstan

Mogilevskii, Roman; Abdrazakova, Nazgul; Bolotbekova, Aida - 2017

state of pastures and irrigation systems is alarming and requires government support well above its current level …

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Innovations spearheading the next transformations in India's agriculture

Ganguly, Kavery; Gulati, Ashok; Braun, Joachim von - 2017

practices without sacrificing the productivity and profitability of farming. Innovations in technology, institutions, processes … farm mechanization, micro irrigation, digital technology driven farm and crop management, financial services, energy …

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Labour as a utility measure in contingent valuation studies: how good is it really?

Ahlheim, Michael; Frör, Oliver; Heinke, Antonia; Duc, … - 2010

The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) aims at the assessment of people's willingness to pay (WTP) for a public project. The sum of the individual WTPs is interpreted as the social benefits of the project under consideration and compared to the project costs. If the benefits exceed the costs the...

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Labour as a utility measure in contingent valuation studies : how good is it really?

Ahlheim, Michael (contributor); Frör, Oliver (contributor); … - 2010

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Landslides in Mountainous Regions of Northern Vietnam: Causes, Protection Strategies and the Assessment of Economic Losses

Ahlheim, Michael; Fror, Oliver; Heinke, Antonia; Keil, Alwin - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2009

Landslides are a severe problem during the rainy season in many mountainous regions in Asia where forests have been cut down so that mountain slopes are destabilized. In this study we analyze the extent and causes of landslides in a mountainous area in Northern Vietnam as viewed from the...

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Do status quo choices reflect preferences? Evidence from a discrete choice experiment in the context of water utilities' investment planning

Lanz, Bruno; Provins, Allan - CER-ETH Center of Economic Research, Department of … - 2012

Discrete choice experiments are increasingly being used to assess preferences for services provided by regulated utilities. A commonly observed tendency of customers to opt for the status quo option may signal unwillingness to trade-off changes in service levels with bills, questioning the...

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Right to water and access to water

Anand, P B - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

This paper examines the scope for a rights-based perspective on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by focusing on right to water. The paper adapts Hohfeldian framework of elements of a right developed by Wenar. According to this, a right should be interpreted in terms of powers, privileges,...

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Index of Drinking Water Adequacy for the Asian Economies

Kallidaikurichi, Seetharam; Rao, Bhanoji - 2011

An Index of Drinking Water Adequacy (referred to as IDWA-I in this paper) was first proposed in 2007 for 23 member countries of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and formed part of the Asian Water and Development Outlook (AWDO), 2007 brought out by the ADB. IDWA-I was obtained by averaging 5...

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