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Nitrogen Fertilization. A Review of the Risks Associated with the Inefficiency of Its Use and Policy Responses
(MDPI, 2021)
Nitrogen (N) is a key input to food production. Nearly half of N fertilizer input is not used by crops and is lost into the environment via emission of gases or by polluting water bodies. It is essential to achieve production ...
A Simple Agro-Economic Model for Optimal Farm Nitrogen Application under Yield Uncertainty
(MDPI, 2021)
Farmers in the developed world tend to over-apply fertilizer, and we explore a model for decision-making under uncertainty in yields. This article proposes an agro-economic model for farmer decision-making based on subjective ...
Microeconomics of Deficit Irrigation and Subjective Water Response Function for Intensive Olive Groves
(MDPI, 2016)
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This research paper analyzes the economics of deficit irrigation based on the use of subjective estimates of the crop yield–water relationship to determine water supply in irrigated olive groves. Interviewed ...
The Drivers-Pressures-State-Impact-Response Model to Structure Cause−Effect Relationships between Agriculture and Aquatic Ecosystems
(MDPI, 2021)
Different segments of society have shown interest in understanding the effects of human activities on ecosystems. To this end, the aim of this article is to analyze the scientific literature on the application of the ...
Hydro-Economic Modelling for Water-Policy Assessment Under Climate Change at a River Basin Scale: A Review
(MDPI, 2020)
Hydro-economic models (HEMs) constitute useful instruments to assess water-resource management and inform water policy. In the last decade, HEMs have achieved significant advances regarding the assessment of the impacts ...
The Economics of Fruit and Vegetable Production Irrigated with Reclaimed Water Incorporating the Hidden Costs of Life Cycle Environmental Impacts
(MDPI, 2021)
The estimation and quantification of external environmental costs (hidden costs) are crucial to sustainability assessments of treated wastewater reuse projects. These costs, however, are rarely considered in economic ...
Analysis of Stakeholders’ Attitudes towards Water Markets in Southern Spain
(MDPI, 2013)
This research examines stakeholders’ perceptions of and preferences for water
markets in agriculture, focusing on the likely barriers that might refrain them from
participating in such markets. The research was carried ...
Analysis of Barriers and Opportunities for Reclaimed Wastewater Use for Agriculture in Europe
(MDPI, 2020)
This paper presents an analysis of the perception regarding reclaimed wastewater reuse in agriculture conducted in the European Union regions. The analysis is based upon a SWOT framework and applies a cluster analysis to ...
Water Economics and Policy
(MDPI, 2017)
Economics plays a double role in the field of water management, firstly as a powerful
analytical tool supporting water allocation and policy decisions, and secondly in the form of policy
instruments (water pricing, ...
Water Productivity under Drought Conditions Estimated Using SEEA-Water
(MDPI, 2016)
This paper analyzes the impact of droughts on agricultural water productivity in the period 2004–2012 in the Guadalquivir River Basin using the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water (SEEA-Water). Relevant ...