Managing the irrigation efficiency paradox to “free” water for the environment
Reducing water consumption (equivalent to depletion) in irrigated agriculture ‘saves’ water, freeing it up to be allocated to other sectors, for example, to restore environmental flows. However, this task is not straightforward because consumption is difficult to adjust; there are many scales, motiv...
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| Format: | Book Chapter |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Limited
2024
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/149183 |
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