DISCUSSIONS AND CLOSURES
May 1, 2000

Problems of Irrigation in Developing Countries

Publication: Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
Volume 126, Issue 3
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Volume 126Issue 3May 2000
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Neil S. Grigg
Otto J. Helweg
Herve Plusquellec
Charles M. Burt
Consulting Engr., 3(c) Kashani St., Tel Aviv, Israel 69499. E-mail: [email protected]
Head, Dept. of Civ. Engrg., Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins, CO 80523.
Dean, College of Engrg. and Arch., North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND 58105.
Consultant, former World Bank Irrig. Advisor, 3257 A Sutton Pl. N.W., Washington, DC 20016.
Dir., Irrig. Training and Res. Ctr. (ITRC), California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407.
Prof. Emeritus, Royce C. Tipton Awardee, California Poly State Univ., San Luis Obispo, CA 93407.
World Bank Retiree and Consulting Engr., 20 Island Ave., #1418, Miami, FL 33139-1315.

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