Faced with severe groundwater depletion, many governments have opted to increase the
power of the state. Despite calls for more inclusive governance and a role for groundwater …

The notion of polycentric governance has become increasingly popular in recent years.
Such development may be attributed to expectations that polycentric governance systems …

In semi-arid regions, aquifers provide a series of practical advantages that make them
preferential sources of water supply. In Spain, groundwater meets about one-fifth of the total …

Drought and water scarcity are keywords for river basin management in water‐stressed
regions.“Drought” is a natural hazard, caused by large‐scale climatic variability, and cannot …

Attempts to implement environmental flows have encountered many obstacles. Many water
allocation systems include a system of prioritization among water uses that generally does …

Water resource management is often a controversial issue in semiarid regions. Most water
resources experts admit that water conflicts are not caused by the physical water scarcity but …

In arid countries worldwide, social conflicts between irrigation-based human development
and the conservation of aquatic ecosystems are widespread and attract many public …

To analyze the water use conflict and its driving factors between wetland and agriculture at
both regional and local scales, agricultural water consumption and wetland water storage …

Gisser and Sánchez (1980a) state the conditions under which welfare gains from policy
intervention are negligible in aquifer management, when compared with non-regulation or …

Groundwater in sufficient amounts and of suitable quality is essential for potable water
supplies, crop irrigation and healthy habitats for plant and animal biocenoses. The …