Sustainable Irrigation in Agriculture: An Analysis of Global Research
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Velasco Muñoz, Juan Francisco; Aznar Sánchez, José Ángel; Batlles de la Fuente, Ana; Dolores Fidelibus, MariaFecha
2019-08-23Resumen
Irrigated agriculture plays a fundamental role as a supplier of food and raw materials. However, it is also the world’s largest water user. In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of studies analyzing agricultural irrigation from the perspective of sustainability with a focus on its environmental, economic, and social impacts. This study seeks to analyze the dynamics of global research in sustainable irrigation in agriculture between 1999 and 2018, including the main agents promoting it and the topics that have received the most attention. To do this, a review and a bibliometric analysis were carried out on a sample of 713 articles. The results show that sustainability is a line of study that is becoming increasingly more prominent within research in irrigation. The study also reveals the existence of substantial differences and preferred topics in the research undertaken by different countries. The priority issues addressed in the research were climatic change, envir...
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sustainable irrigation
bibliometric analysis
climate change
innovation and technology
water use efficiency
unconventional water resources