Modernizing irrigation management : the MASSCOTE approach--Mapping System and Services for Canal Operation Techniques / by Daniel Renault, Thierry Facon, Robina Wahaj.

Rome : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2007.

xxv, 207 p. : ill. (some col.), charts ; 30 cm. + 2 CD-ROMs (4 3/4 in.)

This publication describes the MASSCOTE methodology, illustrated by several applications in Asia. MASSCOTE is a comprehensive methodology for analyzing the modernization of canal operation. The aim is to enable experts to work together with users in determining improved processes for cost-effective service-oriented management. It is based on previous tools and approaches widely used in Asia by FAO in its modernization training program (rapid appraisal procedures and benchmarking). From diagnosis through the formulation of operational units and the planning of a service (based on the vision agreed upon with the users), MASSCOTE entails a systematic, ten-step, mapping exercise. The accompanying CD-ROMs contain the full document in English, excerpts in French, a draft version in Arabic and Chinese, training presentations and material, and a number of documents and references on irrigation system operation and management.--Publisher's description.

Available both in print and online.

English

January 08, 2008

Includes bibliographical references.