Currently, emerging as well as industrialized countries are transitioning toward adopting
clean energy sources because of increased environmental calamities. Additionally, the rapid …

Despite the growing importance of groundwater in Chinese agriculture, there is a
lamentable lack of systematic information on the groundwater economy, especially on the …

The overall aim of this paper is to attempt to discover the true facts in order to ascertain
whether or not there is a water crisis in China, and if there is, to identify the responses of the …

China's crop production sector faces severe water scarcity issues. Previous research has
shown that effective water conservation policies exert strongly negative impacts on …

The institutional reform of the State established in Ecuador during the last decade has aimed
at regaining control of specific sectors such as the consumptive use of water. Since 2014 …

As oil prices have climbed to unprecedented heights the concern over sustainable energy
use has intensified globally. Increased energy prices could have direct adverse impacts on …

Scientists in China's laboratories have developed hundreds of transgenic crops, but only
one is insect-resistant cotton and planted widely on farms. This apparent paradox has …

Water pricing constitutes a key component currently ongoing agricultural water policy
reforms in China. It is used as a means to achieve two sets of goals:(a) improvements in …

Using group-level and household-level data collected in 2006–2007 in two districts in Hubei
Province of China, we investigate social capital and water source variables and assess the …

Pricing policies play an important role in water demand management and its optimal
allocation. Determining proper water price leads to optimal allocation of water especially in …