TY  - BOOK
AU  - NIJMAN, CHARLES,
TI  - A MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE IRRIGATION SUBSECTOR
SN  - 9067542806
PY  - 1993///
CY  - WAGENINGEN
PB  - IIMI
KW  - IRRIGATION
N1  - 1. Introduction 1.1 Irrigation Investment Trends 1.2 The Performance Gap 1.3 The Management Issue And Its Potential For A Water Revolution 1.4 The Real Potential For A "Water Revolution" 1.5 The Problem Definition 1.6 The Objectives 1.7 Limitations And Focus 1.8 The Indicator Confusion 1.9 Other Limitations 1.10 Organization Of Chapters 2. Existing Irrigation Management Concepts 2.1 Process-Versus Structure-Oriented Approaches 2.2 Structure-Oriented Approaches 2.3 Process-Oriented Approaches 2.4 Other Approaches 2.5 Conclusion 3. Research Methodology 3.1 What Is Management? 3.2 What Are Characteristics Of The Analytical Framework? 3.3 Process-Oriented 3.4 Performance And Water-Base 3.5 A Quantitative Performance Indicator For Process: The Level Of Sophistication 3.6 Conceptual Solutions 3.7 How To Operationalize The Framework For Irrigation? 3.8 Identification Of Key Decisions And Irrigation Management Concerns 3.9 Definition Of Levels Of Sophistication For The Key Decisions 3.10 Data Collection 3.11 Relevance: The Framework 3.12 Reliability: Opinion-Versus Data-Base 3.13 Is Generalization About Irrigation Management Appropriate? 4. Results: Capacity Utilization 4.1 What Are The Key Decisions For Capacity Utilization? 4.2 Allocation-Regulation Interactions 4.3 Allocation-Distribution Versus Allocation-Regulation 4.4 Allocation Processes 4.5 Supply Assessment 4.6 Demand Assessment 4.7 Matching Of Supply And Demand Into Allocation Plans Or Schedules 4.8 Implementation, Progress Monitoring And Evaluation 4.9 Mutual Adaptation Of The Substance And Processes Of Allocation Decisions; 4.10 Flow Regulation Processes 4.11 Mutual Adaptation Of The Substance And Processes Of Flow Regulation Decisions 4.12 Required Changes In Processes To Improve Capacity Utilization 4.13 The Presence Management Performance: The Level Of Sophistication 4.14 How The Concept Is Used 4.15 What Are The Changes Required In The Processes? 4.16 Are These Changes Required? 4.17 Changes In Management Conditions Required To Improve Capacity Utilization 4.18 Human Resources 4.19 Provision Of Information 4.20 Financial Control Systems 4.21 Provision Of Knowledge 4.22 Organization Rules And Structure 5. Results: Capacity Creation 5.1 What Are The Key Decisions For Capacity Creation? 5.2 Planning-Design-Utilization-Performance Interaction 5.3 Desired Investment Objectives: Planning-Utilization Interaction 5.4 Stated Investment Objectives 5.5 Unstated Investment Objectives 5.6 The Observed Management Processes 5.7 Investment Feasibility Assessments: Planning- Utilization Interaction 5.8 Available Water Resources 5.9 Physical Performance Assumptions In Feasibility Assessments 5.10 Feasible Maintenance And Related Life Span Of Investments 5.11 Feasible Cost Recovery From Beneficiaries 5.12 Feasible Investment Cost And Implementation Schedule 5.13 Economic And Financial Feasibility 5.14 Some Remarks On Missed Opportunities 5.15 The Observed Management Processes 5.16 Functional Requirements Of Investments: Design-Utilization Interaction 5.17 System Layout And Flow Control 5.18 Peak Irrigation Requirements 5.19 Controllability Of Flow 5.20 The Observed Management Processes 5.21 Mutual Adaptation Of The Substance And Processes Of The Capacity Creation Decisions; 5.22 Present Management Performance: The Level Of Sophistication 5.23 Required Changes In Processes To Improve Capacity Creation 5.24 Changes In Management Conditions Required To Improve Capacity Creation 5.25 Human Resources 5.26 Provision Of Information 5.27 Financial Control Systems 5.28 Provision Of Knowledge 5.29 Organizational Rules And Structure 6. Results: Conclusions And Recommendations 6.1 Conclusions About The Decision-Making Processes 6.2 Capacity Utilization 6.3 Capacity Creation 6.4 Recommendations: Policy Changes 6.5 Recommendations: Management Control Of The Management Conditions 6.6 Financial Control 6.7 Provision Of Information 6.8 Human Resources 6.9 Provision Of Knowledge 6.10 Structural Reform 6.11 Recommendations: Management Control Of The Decision-Making Process 6.12 Capacity Utilization 6.13 Capacity Creation 6.14 Who Should Take What Management-Control Decisions? 7. Evaluation Of The Research Methodology 7.1 The Analytical Framework For Irrigation Management 7.2 The Present Silence On Issues Like Quantity, Quality And Accountability 7.3 Evaluation Of The Problem Definition 7.4 Evaluation Of The Objectives Of The Study 7.5 Evaluation Of The Levels Of Sophistication As A Research Tool 7.6 Recommendations For Future Research 8. References 9. Annex 1. Levels Of Sophistication of the Irrigation Management Concerns 10. Annex 2. Questionnaire for Levels of Sophistication
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