The management of water quality and irrigation technologies / edited by Jose Albiac and Ariel Dinar.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Problems in assessing non-point source pollution in China: links to policy and regulation / Edwin Ongley and Yu Tao -- Integration of modelling, research and monitoring in the Chesapeake Bay program / Lewis Linker ... [and others] -- Sustainable water management and non-point source pollution control in Spain and the European Union / Jose Albiac, Mithat Mema and Elena Calvo -- Non-point pollution regulation approaches in the US / Marc O. Ribaudo -- Non-point pollution control: experience and observations from Australia / Michael D. Young -- China's water issues: transition, governance and innovation / Yi Wang -- Irrigation technology and water conservation in Jordan / Munther J. Haddadin -- Three essential elements of on-farm irrigation efficiency and conservation / Baryohay Davidoff -- Pricing savings, valuing losses and measuring costs: do we really know how to talk about improved water management? / Chris Perry -- Institutional factors and technology adoption in irrigated farming in Spain: impacts on water consumption / Llorenc Avella and Marta Garcia-Molla -- The effects of water markets, water institutions and prices on the adoption of irrigation technology / Michael D. Young.

This resource addresses the crucial issues of improving water quality and the efficiency of irrigation, presents alternative policies and shows how these can be implemented in different countries, and includes a range of case study material from various countries including Australia, China, Israel, Jordan, Spain and the USA.