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Institutional Problems in the Operation of Irrigation Systems

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Operation of Complex Water Systems

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The success of the irrigation systems and, consequently, of the water resource systems from which they are a part, depends on the efficiency of agricultural uses. Therefore, the management of such systems must take into account not only good design but also the institutional problems.

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  1. High Institute of Agronomy, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal

    Luis S. Pereira

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  1. Institute for Hydraulics, Hydrology, and Water Management, University of Catania, Catania, Sicily, Italy

    Emanuele Guggino (Professor and Director) & Giuseppe Rossi (Professor) (Professor and Director) &  (Professor)

  2. Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA

    David Hendricks (Professor) (Professor)

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Pereira, L.S. (1983). Institutional Problems in the Operation of Irrigation Systems. In: Guggino, E., Rossi, G., Hendricks, D. (eds) Operation of Complex Water Systems. NATO ASI Series, vol 58. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6807-3_31

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