Modeling sustainable groundwater management: Packaging and sequencing of policy interventions

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 119, Issue , 2013, Pages 93-102

  Esteban, Encarna ^a   Dinar, Ariel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Packaging; Sequential policies; Water quota; Water tax; Western la Mancha aquifer

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

LA MANCHA; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; POLICY INTERVENTION; POLICY REFORMS; SEQUENTIAL POLICY; SUSTAINABLE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUOTA; WATER TAX; WATERS RESOURCES; WESTERN LA MANCHA AQUIFER;

AQUIFERS;

GROUND WATER;

AQUIFER CHARACTERIZATION; CONTROL SYSTEM; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REGULATORY APPROACH; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; SOCIAL WELFARE; SPAIN; TAX; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84874718053     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.12.047     Document Type: Article

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