Economics of Water Management in Agriculture

This book includes a set of papers from distinguished scholars who critically examine economic issues relating to the relationship between water and agriculture, with a special focus on irrigation. Employing state of the art methodologies, they address the most relevant issues in water policy. The volume offers a wide spectrum of innovative approaches and original and relevant cases with a focus on irrigated European agriculture. The topics analyzed include qualitative and quantitative issues, water markets, demand analysis, economic analysis, implementation of economic issues.

Economic Analysis of Reducing Diffuse Nutrient Discharge into Water BodiesThe Closure of the Guadalquivir River Basin: A DPSIR Framework ApproachWater Trading with Multiple Water Sources: a Case Study in the Reno Basin, ItalyEstimating an Average Dairy Farm’s Demand for Water in New ZealandEconomics of Rainfed and Irrigated Potato Production in a Humid EnvironmentSustainable Development of Existing Irrigation Dams towards Energy Production. A Case Study in an Agricultural Area in GreeceThe Disproportionality Principle in the WFD: How to Actually Apply it?Irrigation Water Resource: Economic Evaluation and Scenario Analysis in a Rice-cultivated AreaPrice Volatility and Water Demand in Agriculture. A Case Study of the Guadalquivir River Basin (Spain)Understanding Equity and Equality in Sustainable Irrigation Water ManagementIncentive Pricing Mechanisms for Irrigation Water under Asymmetric InformationWater Management and Institutional Adaptation Strategies in the Irrigation Sector: Two Experiences in Emilia-RomagnaA Spatial Econometric Approach to Assess the Impact of RDPs Agri-environmental Measures on the Gross Nitrogen Balance: The Case Study of Emilia-RomagnaSetting Up Young Farmers" RDP Measure Impacts in Greek Irrigated Agriculture

Bournaris, Thomas; Berbel, Julio; Manos, Basil; Viaggi, Davide