Abstract
Groundwater can be considered as a common-pool resource, is often overexploited and, as a result, there are growing management pressures. This chapter starts with a broad presentation of the range of economic instruments that can be used for groundwater management, considering current practices and innovative approaches inspired from the literature on Common Pool Resources management. It then goes on with a detailed presentation of groundwater allocation policies implemented in France, the High Plains aquifer in the USA, and Chile. The chapter concludes with a discussion of social and political difficulties associated with implementing economic instruments for groundwater management.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Integrated Groundwater Management |
Subtitle of host publication | Concepts, Approaches and Challenges |
Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
Pages | 551-581 |
Number of pages | 31 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319235769 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319235752 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Environmental Science(all)
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance(all)
- Business, Management and Accounting(all)