Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain
This paper presents a historical analysis of the different policy tools used to manage and regulate groundwater abstraction in the Western Mancha aquifer. Without much initial regulation and control, groundwater resources and aquifer levels decreased dramatically, threatening agriculture and also hi...
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| author | Closas, Alvar Molle, Francois Hernández Mora, N. |
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| description | This paper presents a historical analysis of the different policy tools used to manage and regulate groundwater abstraction in the Western Mancha aquifer. Without much initial regulation and control, groundwater resources and aquifer levels decreased dramatically, threatening agriculture and also highly valuable groundwater-dependent wetland ecosystems. The interplay between sticks and carrots used in La Mancha shows the necessity for regulatory bodies to complement soft management approaches based on incentives with the threat of sanctions and limitations. However, as this case study shows, each policy modality has its legal, administrative and practical loopholes, which can be negotiated and exploited by groundwater users to their own advantage. The paper also studies the distribution of decision-making power and how local dynamics and individual behaviors are linked to higher level policies and their impacts on groundwater management, with an emphasis on the effectiveness and limitations of these tools. |
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| spelling | CGSpace895232025-11-07T08:41:47Z Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain Closas, Alvar Molle, Francois Hernández Mora, N. groundwater development groundwater aquifers ecosystems water governance water users environmental management water policy socioeconomic development water rates legal aspects river basins regulations decision making incentives resource depletion water law public participation This paper presents a historical analysis of the different policy tools used to manage and regulate groundwater abstraction in the Western Mancha aquifer. Without much initial regulation and control, groundwater resources and aquifer levels decreased dramatically, threatening agriculture and also highly valuable groundwater-dependent wetland ecosystems. The interplay between sticks and carrots used in La Mancha shows the necessity for regulatory bodies to complement soft management approaches based on incentives with the threat of sanctions and limitations. However, as this case study shows, each policy modality has its legal, administrative and practical loopholes, which can be negotiated and exploited by groundwater users to their own advantage. The paper also studies the distribution of decision-making power and how local dynamics and individual behaviors are linked to higher level policies and their impacts on groundwater management, with an emphasis on the effectiveness and limitations of these tools. 2017 2017-11-30T05:36:54Z 2017-11-30T05:36:54Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89523 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute Closas, Alvar; Molle, Francois; Hernandez-Mora, N. 2017. Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI).. 42p. (IWMI Working Paper 177) doi: 10.5337/2017.218 |
| spellingShingle | groundwater development groundwater aquifers ecosystems water governance water users environmental management water policy socioeconomic development water rates legal aspects river basins regulations decision making incentives resource depletion water law public participation Closas, Alvar Molle, Francois Hernández Mora, N. Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain |
| title | Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain |
| title_full | Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain |
| title_fullStr | Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain |
| title_short | Sticks and carrots: managing groundwater overabstraction in La Mancha, Spain |
| title_sort | sticks and carrots managing groundwater overabstraction in la mancha spain |
| topic | groundwater development groundwater aquifers ecosystems water governance water users environmental management water policy socioeconomic development water rates legal aspects river basins regulations decision making incentives resource depletion water law public participation |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89523 |
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