{"product_id":"water-for-agriculture-stephen-merrett-9780415252386","title":"Water for Agriculture: Irrigation Economics in International Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld population is set to increase by a third in the next 25 years, with no corresponding increase in global rainfall. About seventy per cent of the world's abstracted water is used in farming and therefore the economics of irrigation is becoming an increasingly important issue for sustainable development. \u003cem\u003eWater for Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e provides a thorough overview of this highly topical subject, written in a clear and accessible style.\u003cbr\u003eThe Scope of the book is wide both in its analysis and in its geographical coverage. Topics covered include the infrastructure, operation and maintenance of irrigation service supply, the supply of drainage services, economic cost benefit analysis, water resource planning at the regional scale, political economy and irrigation policy. The content of \u003cem\u003eWater for Agriculture\u003c\/em\u003e is enhanced by numerous tables, diagrams, and in-depth case studies.\u003cbr\u003eThis book will be an essential read for those professionals involved in the planning of water resources, and for advanced students studying this topic as part of agriculture, development studies, economics, engineering, environmental science, geography, hydrology and planning courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Merrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415252385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415252386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.68h x 6.14w x 0.68d","brand":"Stephen Merrett","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136061321471,"sku":"9780415252386","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72fa79f6-0566-4764-94fa-c9bdbad99fb0.jpg?v=1770160253","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/water-for-agriculture-stephen-merrett-9780415252386","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}