Efficiency of Irrigation Associations in Gediz Basin, Turkey

Sustainable Management of Large Scale Irrigation Systems: A Decision Support Model for Gediz Basin, Turkey

Irrigation efficiency and quality of irrigation return flows in the Ebro River Basin: an overview.

The review analysis of twenty two irrigation efficiency (IE) studies carried out in the Ebro River Basin shows that IE is low (average IE)(avg)(= 53%) in surface-irrigated areas with high-permeable and shallow soils inadequate for this irrigation system, high (IE)(avg)(= 79%) in surface-irrigated areas with appropriate soils for this system, and very high (IE)(avg)(= 94%) in modern, automated a...

Analysis for sustainability in management of water scarce basins: the case of the Gediz River Basin in Turkey

River basins in many Eastern and Southern Mediterranean countries suffer from water scarcity due to rapid demographic and economic development, urbanization, industrialization, tourism, and inefficient agricultural activities, which is often the dominant water user. The Gediz River Basin along the Aegean coast of Turkey demonstrates the entire range of prototypical water management problems and...

Irrigation efficiency and water-policy implications for river basin resilience

Rising demand for food, fiber, and biofuels drives expanding irrigation withdrawals from surface water and groundwater. Irrigation efficiency and water savings have become watchwords in response to climate-induced hydrological variability, increasing freshwater demand for other uses including ecosystem water needs, and low economic productivity of irrigation compared to most other uses. We iden...

Multi-criteria decision making for water resource management: a case study of the Gediz River Basin, Turkey

In this study, a water resource management model that facilitates indicator-based decisions, with respect to environmental, social and economic dimensions in a multiple criteria perspective, is developed for the Gediz River Basin in Turkey. The basic input of the proposed model is the quantity of surface water that is mainly allocated to irrigation purposes. The model has been applied under 3 d...