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Experiences with the Irrigation Management Game

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Irrigation and Drainage Systems

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The Irrigation Management Game is a role playing exercise for the training of personnel involved in the management and operation of irrigation schemes. The paper describes the author's experience in developing and using this management game, and gives advice on the development of such training material.

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  1. Institute of Irrigation Studies, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southampton, S09 5NH, Southampton, UK

    M. A. Burton

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Burton, M.A. Experiences with the Irrigation Management Game. Irrig Drainage Syst 3, 217–228 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01112806

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