Synopsis
""Irrigation Development And Public Water Policy"" is a comprehensive book written by Roy Elwood Huffman that explores the complex relationship between irrigation development and public water policy. The book delves into the history of irrigation development and the various policies that have been implemented to regulate the use of water resources for irrigation purposes.The author argues that irrigation development has been a critical factor in the economic growth and development of many countries, particularly those in arid and semi-arid regions. However, he also highlights the challenges and issues that arise from the use of water resources for irrigation, including environmental degradation, conflicts over water allocation, and the impact on local communities.The book examines the different approaches that have been taken to address these issues, including the use of market-based mechanisms, government regulation, and community-based management. The author also explores the role of international organizations and agreements in shaping water policy and management at the global level.Overall, ""Irrigation Development And Public Water Policy"" provides a comprehensive overview of the complex issues surrounding irrigation development and water policy. It is an essential read for policymakers, researchers, and anyone interested in understanding the challenges and opportunities associated with managing water resources for irrigation purposes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This is a study of the economic and social considerations that are part and parcel of irrigation development and public water policy. No longer can an irrigation project be considered solely in terms of the engineering problems it raises. I ndeed, its success depends equally upon economic feasibility and social use. Although the federal government has carried on organized activity in this field for more than fifty years, no comprehensive coverage of the problems in irrigation development has been attempted since 1927, vhen Ray P. Teele published his notable work on the economics of land reclamation. New concepts, new approaches and procedures, have been applied and ever more attention is being paid to the socioeconomic implications. A dmittedly, the problems of irrigated agriculture and its place in public water policy are complicated and controversial; nevertheless, a full, up-to-date survey seems necessary to assess the accomplishments of the past twenty-five years. This volume reviews past experience in the development of irrigated agriculture, and how that experience has become institutionalized in our economic, social, and legal structure. Second, it considers the many and varied phases of present-day irrigation development from the planning, organization, financing, and operation of projects and individual units to the over-all evaluation of water resource programs with their multiple uses or purposes. Third, it points out the more important considerations that are essential to sound and farsighted irrigation policy on the local, regional, and national levels. Thus the book is suitable for college work in the economics of land, agriculture, and conservation, and it should be of value to workers in public agencies that deal with these matters. The layman may also profit from this volume, for there are several reasons why irrigated agriculture concerns a
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