Water and sand: is groundwater-based farming in Jordan's desert sustainable?
Irrigated agriculture in Jordan's highlands relies on overexploited groundwater. Drops in water tables and water quality, but also tougher policy measures by the government, threaten the sustainability of this activity which has long thrived on lax law enforcement and cheap desert land. This paper i...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2017
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89166 |
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