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| He, Lixia; Horbulyk, Theodore M.. |
| In Southern Alberta, agriculture is the largest water user. Thirteen irrigation districts plus numerous private irrigators hold licenses to withdraw more than 75% of the available surface water. Water use decisions made by farmers in irrigation districts have significant impacts on the productivity of water use and on environmental outcomes (instream flow needs) throughout the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB), especially during periods of drought. The objective of this paper is to investigate current and alternative water allocation strategies and their effects on crop choices with a focus on the irrigation districts in the Bow River Sub-basin of the SSRB. A mathematical programming model is developed to optimize economic returns from crop... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/21240 |
