Water Management and Agricultural Development : A Case Study of the Cuyo Region of Argentina (Rff Water Policy Set)

Frederick, Kenneth D.

Resources for the Future Press (RFF Press)（2011/01発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 208 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781617260858
• DDC分類 333.9109826

Full 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.

Contents

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;