Economics of water resources : the contributions of Dan Yaron

Colleagues and friends of Dan Yaron submitted the following tributes. While each submission comes from an individual who knew Dan in a very different way, they all remark on his immeasurable contributions to the field of agricultural eco­ nomics, his unique approach, which combines his training and experience with his scientific background, and the admirable professionalism and civility that was apparent in every project he undertook. His work, initially inspired by the chal­ lenge of farmers in the arid Negev, eventually took him to the United States to work with universities and to serve on commissions furnishing his research with global applicability. Dan is not only admired for his enormous contributions to the vast body of research available in his field, but also for the commitment and dedi­ cation he epitomized. He will be greatly missed by those of us who were fortunate enough to make his acquaintance. ELIFEINERMAN The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel Dan Yaron, my teacher and mentor of blessed memory, was a man of wisdom, thought, counsel and deeds. His many talents, his endless energy and his ambition led him to blaze new trails in research, to ask the relevant questions while separat­ ing the wheat from the chaff, and to answer them while mastering the most ad­ vanced scientific analyses. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Dan Yaron: The Person, His Work and His Legacy....Pages 1-7 The Israel Water Economy: An Overview....Pages 9-20 Empirical Analysis of the Demand for Water by Israeli Agriculture....Pages 21-34 Wheat Response to Soil Moisture and the Optimal Irrigation Policy under Conditions of Unstable Rainfall....Pages 35-50 A Model for the Economic Evaluation of Water Quality in Irrigation....Pages 51-62 Application of Dynamic Programming in Markov Chains to the Evaluation of Water Quality in Irrigation....Pages 63-72 A Model for Optimal Irrigation Scheduling with Saline Water....Pages 73-87 Optimal Allocation of Farm Irrigation Water During Peak Seasons....Pages 89-103 The Value of Information on the Response Function of Crops to Soil Salinity....Pages 105-123 A Model for the Analysis of Seasonal Aspects of Water Quality Control....Pages 125-141 Treatment Optimization of Municipal Wastewater and Reuse for Regional Irrigation....Pages 143-164 Evaluating Cooperative Game Theory in Water Resources....Pages 165-181 Adoption and Abandonment of Irrigation Technologies....Pages 183-200 An Approach to the Problem of Water Allocation to Israel and the Palestinian Entity....Pages 201-217 Placing Dan Yaron’s Work in the Literature....Pages 219-225 Back Matter....Pages 227-236

The primary focus of the book is the interaction between quantity and quality in water resource management at various levels and sectors. The chapters cover field, farm, and regional-level water allocation issues, as well as international aspects of water sharing. The book demonstrates the use of economic approaches such as linear and non-linear programming, dynamic programming, optimal control, uncertainty, and cooperative and non-cooperative game theory.

Good work doesn't perish. The contributions of Dan Yaron summarized in this book represent four decades of analytical and policy work that is as relevant today as it has ever been. Economics of Water Resources: The Contributions of Dan Yaron will interest all students and professionals involved in water resource allocation, water quality aspects, irrigated agriculture, pollution-abatement programs, and in the interaction between irrigated agriculture, environment, and the urban sector. The book is recommended text for graduate courses in economics of water resources.

The primary focus of the book is the interaction between quantity and quality in water resource management at various levels and sectors. The chapters cover field, farm, and regional-level water allocation issues, as well as international aspects of water sharing. The book demonstrates the use of economic approaches such as linear and non-linear programming, dynamic programming, optimal control, uncertainty, and cooperative and non-cooperative game theory. Good work doesn't perish. The contributions of Dan Yaron summarized in this book represent four decades of analytical and policy work that is as relevant today as it has ever been. Economics of Water Resources: The Contributions of Dan Yaron will interest all students and professionals involved in water resource allocation, water quality aspects, irrigated agriculture, pollution-abatement programs, and in the interaction between irrigated agriculture, environment, and the urban sector. The book is recommended text for graduate courses in economics of water resources