Water Management and Agricultural Development
A Case Study of the Cuyo Region of Argentina
1st Edition
Published on 26. November 2013
207 pages
978-1-134-00422-5 (ISBN)
Description
First Published in 2011. Water is a scarce resource in the arid zones of Latin America and is sure to become more so. Population growth and rising income, coupled with rapid urbanization, assure continued steep increases in demand for water for irrigation and for industrial and municipal uses. This monograph offers an overall methodology and systematic analysis of a region's water problem.
Reviews / Votes
'... The reader will be impressed with [Frederick's] recommendations, also with the overall methodology and systematic analysis of [the region's] water problem... This monograph may...serve as a model for studying similar agricultural areas...'Agricultural History
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
3,66 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-00422-5 (9781134004225)
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Additional editions
Kenneth D. Frederick
Water Management and Agricultural Development
A Case Study of the Cuyo Region of Argentina
Book
01/2011
1st Edition
Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press)
€121.10
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Person
Professor Kenneth D Frederick (Resources for the Future, Washington D.C., USA)
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 historical growth of agriculture and water use; Chapter 3 the role of government; Chapter 4 the past as prologue; Chapter 5 water use efficiency; Chapter 6 farm level implications of rising water costs and alternative government policies; Chapter 7 alternative growth patterns within Cuyo; Chapter 8 summary and conclusions;
