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Improvement of the irrigation performance in Water Users Associations integrating data envelopment analysis and multi-regression models

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  • Zema, Demetrio Antonio
  • Nicotra, Angelo
  • Mateos, Luciano
  • Zimbone, Santo Marcello

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Irrigation performance assessment is particularly important in the Water Users Associations (WUAs) operating in Calabria (Southern Italy), where collective irrigation service suffers from poor performances both from an operative and economic point of view. For many years Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) has been proposed for the diagnosis of Water Users Association performance; however, the number and type of related performance indicators must be selected with caution to avoid misleading and unrealistic results.

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  • Zema, Demetrio Antonio & Nicotra, Angelo & Mateos, Luciano & Zimbone, Santo Marcello, 2018. "Improvement of the irrigation performance in Water Users Associations integrating data envelopment analysis and multi-regression models," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 205(C), pages 38-49.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agiwat:v:205:y:2018:i:c:p:38-49
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.04.032
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