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Universal Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 2(6), pp. 185 - 190
DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2014.020601
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Conflict over Underground Water and Pressurize Irrigation in Iran: A Spatial Analysis
Mohammad Ghorbani 1, Suren Kulshreshtha 2,*, Mohammad Mehdi Farsi 1
1 Department of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture College, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1163, Iran
2 Department of Bioresource Policy Business and Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to analyze the relationship between underground water extraction (depletion) and development of pressurized irrigation using data for 30 provinces in Iran. A spatial regression was used to study the relationship between variables for data in 2010.Results show that pressurized irrigation, long-run rainfall, spatial dependence and cultivated area in a region have a positive and significant effect on the extraction (depletion) of underground water, while the number of deep and shallow wells did not show such a relationship. In light of these results, it is recommended that the Iranian government should be more watchful of the regions with higher rate of extraction (depletion) for future investment in irrigation systems.
KEYWORDS
Water Resources, Spatial Econometrics, Spatial Lag Model
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Mohammad Ghorbani , Suren Kulshreshtha , Mohammad Mehdi Farsi , "Conflict over Underground Water and Pressurize Irrigation in Iran: A Spatial Analysis," Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 2, No. 6, pp. 185 - 190, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2014.020601.
(b). APA Format:
Mohammad Ghorbani , Suren Kulshreshtha , Mohammad Mehdi Farsi (2014). Conflict over Underground Water and Pressurize Irrigation in Iran: A Spatial Analysis. Universal Journal of Agricultural Research, 2(6), 185 - 190. DOI: 10.13189/ujar.2014.020601.