A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I

This paper describes a decision support system (DSS) that was developed to improve planning and management for the large irrigation schemes in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The system was designed to help in the analysis and evaluation of the crops and crop systems that can potentially be cultiva...

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Main Authors: Mira da Silva, L., Park, J., Keatinge, J.D.H., Pinto, P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92640
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Park, J.
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Pinto, P.
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Pinto, P.
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description This paper describes a decision support system (DSS) that was developed to improve planning and management for the large irrigation schemes in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The system was designed to help in the analysis and evaluation of the crops and crop systems that can potentially be cultivated, together with identification of limitations affecting crop selection and crop yields. It integrates socio-economic and biophysical data at the field level to analyse the performance of an irrigation scheme in terms of the adoption of irrigation by farmers and farmers’ incomes. The final output is given in the form of specific actions and policies for the irrigated areas. The DSS was designed initially to be used in the Alqueva project, a large irrigation scheme that is under construction in Alentejo. Nevertheless, the final framework is generic in nature, being suitable for planning and policy evaluation in other large irrigation schemes.
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spelling CGSpace926402024-05-15T05:12:19Z A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I Mira da Silva, L. Park, J. Keatinge, J.D.H. Pinto, P. irrigation schemes relational databases decision support systems planning and management portugal This paper describes a decision support system (DSS) that was developed to improve planning and management for the large irrigation schemes in the Alentejo region of Portugal. The system was designed to help in the analysis and evaluation of the crops and crop systems that can potentially be cultivated, together with identification of limitations affecting crop selection and crop yields. It integrates socio-economic and biophysical data at the field level to analyse the performance of an irrigation scheme in terms of the adoption of irrigation by farmers and farmers’ incomes. The final output is given in the form of specific actions and policies for the irrigated areas. The DSS was designed initially to be used in the Alqueva project, a large irrigation scheme that is under construction in Alentejo. Nevertheless, the final framework is generic in nature, being suitable for planning and policy evaluation in other large irrigation schemes. 2001-11 2018-05-17T09:02:56Z 2018-05-17T09:02:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92640 en Limited Access Elsevier Mira da Silva, L., Park, J., Keatinge, J. & Pinto, P. (2001). A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I. Agricultural Water Management, 51(3), 187-201.
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relational databases
decision support systems
planning and management
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Mira da Silva, L.
Park, J.
Keatinge, J.D.H.
Pinto, P.
A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I
title A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I
title_full A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I
title_fullStr A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I
title_full_unstemmed A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I
title_short A decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes I
title_sort decision support system to improve planning and management in large irrigation schemes i
topic irrigation schemes
relational databases
decision support systems
planning and management
portugal
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/92640
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