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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Authors : Carles Sanchis-Ibor, François Molle

Published in: Irrigation in the Mediterranean

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter presents an introductory description of political, technological and institutional change in the field of irrigated agriculture in the Mediterranean area. After a brief description of the main characteristics of irrigation in this world region, the chapter introduces the eight national chapters: the cases of Tunisia and Morocco in the Maghreb; Spain, France and Italy in the European Union; and Turkey, Israel and Egypt on the oriental shores of the Mediterranean Sea.

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70% of withdrawals worldwide, but 92% of the consumption of water resources (Allan et al. 2015).
 
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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Authors
Carles Sanchis-Ibor
François Molle
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Irrigation in the Mediterranean

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-03696-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-03698-0

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03698-0_1