Water : economics, management and demand

Author(s)

• Kay, Melvyn
• Franks, T. R. (Tom R.)
• Smith, Laurence

Bibliographic Information

Water : economics, management and demand

edited by Melvyn Kay, Tom Franks and Laurence Smith

E & FN Spon, 1997

Other Title

Water : economics, management & deman

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book forms the proceedings of the 18th European conference on irrigation and drainage. Water is not a free commodity, and demand is becoming more and more intense for its allocation. This book focuses on the role of irrigation and drainage in the debate on water, and will be used by planners, designers and policy makers internationally.

Table of Contents

Section A: The value of water for irrigation. Section B: The balue of drainage and flood control. Section C: Social and environmental value of water. Section D: Payment for services. Section E: Management systems. Section F: Policy framework - Legal and institutional issues

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Details

• NCID: BA34601297
• ISBN:
  • 0419218408
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 422 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 333.913
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Water-supply
  • LCSH : Drainage
  • LCSH : Irrigation engineering