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Modern Water Control and Management Practices in Irrigation: Impact on Performance

	ITRC Report No.	R 098-001
	Web Address	Charles M. Burt and Stuart W. Styles
	Length	286 pages
	Sponsor	World Bank
	Full Reference	Burt, C.M. and S.W. Styles. 1998. Modern Water Control and Management Practices in Irrigation: Impact on Performance. Irrigation Training and Research Center, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA.

Summary

This research addressed the basic questions of what levels of water delivery service are presently provided by irrigation projects having some aspect of modernization; what hardware and software features impact those levels of service; whether modern water control and management practices in irrigation make a positive difference in performance; and what universal lessons can be learned and applied.

The full published report is also available from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAO Water Report 19, ISBN 92-5-104282-9, publications-sales@fao.org

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Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapter 2. Rapid Appraisal Process (RAP)

Chapter 3. Project Selection

Chapter 4. Irrigation Project Characteristics

Chapter 5. External Indicators

Chapter 6. Internal Process Indicators

Chapter 7. Correlation Evaluation

Chapter 8. General Observations

Chapter 9. Review of the Original Project Hypotheses