Are cascade reservoir systems sustainable agroecosystems? A comparative assessment of efficiency, effectiveness and resource footprint in a Sri Lankan micro-cascade

S. Sirimanna, K.K.P.N. Kahathuduwa and D.V.P. Prasada

Agricultural Systems, 2022, vol. 203, issue C

Abstract: Sri Lankan village tank cascades have been classified as a globally important agricultural heritage system (GIAHS) in 2018.Yet, a systematic benchmark of the performance and sustainability of these systems has not taken place to date.

Keywords: Cascade ecology; Cascade hydrology; Cascade performance evaluation; Irrigation; Landscape transformation; Rice farming; Village tank cascade system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2022.103493

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