The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water

Better rules for sharing water could make a large difference for equity and productivity outcomes. Economic incentives for water management, including prices, taxes, subsidies, quotas, and use or ownership rights can affect the decisions of water users and motivate them to conserve and use water mor...

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Main Author: Ringler, Claudia
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oekom Publishers GmbH 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171872
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spelling CGSpace1718722025-01-29T12:58:54Z The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water Ringler, Claudia irrigation economic aspects water resources water conservation river basin development water management Better rules for sharing water could make a large difference for equity and productivity outcomes. Economic incentives for water management, including prices, taxes, subsidies, quotas, and use or ownership rights can affect the decisions of water users and motivate them to conserve and use water more efficiently. 2007 2025-01-29T12:58:54Z 2025-01-29T12:58:54Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171872 en Limited Access Oekom Publishers GmbH Ringler, Claudia. 2007. The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water. Ökologisches Wirtschaften 1: 35-38. https://doi.org/10.14512/oew.v22i1.491.
spellingShingle irrigation
economic aspects
water resources
water conservation
river basin development
water
management
Ringler, Claudia
The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water
title The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water
title_full The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water
title_fullStr The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water
title_full_unstemmed The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water
title_short The potential role of economic instruments in river basin management: increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water
title_sort potential role of economic instruments in river basin management increased economic efficiency through paying farmers to use less water
topic irrigation
economic aspects
water resources
water conservation
river basin development
water
management
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171872
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