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1 Easter, K. W.; Welsch, D. E.. 1983. Socioeconomic issues in irrigation development and distribution. St. Paul, MN, USA: Department of Applied and Agricultural Economics. University of Minnesota. 64p. (Department of Applied and Agricultural Economics report 83-5)
Water allocation ; Water loss ; Decision making ; Water use efficiency ; Water rates ; Benefits ; Investment ; Water user associations ; Rehabilitation ; Small scale systems
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.4 G000 EAS Record No: H0837)
2 Easter, K. W.; Welsch, D. E.. 1986. Priorities for irrigation planning and investment. In K. W. Easter (Ed.), Irrigation investment, technology, and management strategies for development (pp. 13-32). (Studies in water policy and management no. 9) Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 EAS Record No: J 38)
This paper discusses two broad investment questions which will be ofprime concern for decision makers over the next few decades. The first is the trade-off between new irrigation projects and rehabilitation andmaintenance of old systems. The second is the trade-off between small and large scale projects.
3 Easter, K. W.; Welsch, D. E.. 1986. Implementing irrigation projects: Operational and institutional problems. In K. W. Easter (Ed.), Irrigation investment, technology, and management strategies for development (pp. 33-56). (Studies in water policy and management no. 9) Boulder, CO, USA: Westview Press.
Projects ; Management ; Water allocation ; Farmer participation ; Institutions ; Water user associations ; Equity
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7 G000 EAS Record No: J 39)
Discusses a number of the important water management issues that are plaguing decision makers. These include water allocation, optimum size of irrigated area and distribution system, returns to alternative investmentsto reduce water losses and improve its distribution, coordination ofincentives and objectives among farmers and system managers, farmer participation in irrigation management, institution building for irrigation development, financing water users' organizations, and the impacts of land tenure,water rights, and project financing procedures on the level and distribution of project benefits and on project performance.
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