Informal water markets and community management in peri-urban Luanda, Angola
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2018.1434958
Abstract: ABSTRACT The majority of Angola’s peri-urban population still rely on informal mechanisms for water supply. This water is expensive and of poor quality, representing a significant household expenditure for the urban poor. The article uses… read more here.
Keywords: water; community; water markets; peri urban ... See more keywords
Water markets as coupled infrastructure systems: comparing the development of water rights and water markets in Heihe, Shiyang and Yellow Rivers
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DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2019.1669110
Abstract: ABSTRACT A Coupled Infrastructure Systems perspective is applied to three cases in north-western China to explain how and why water rights systems and water markets have changed since 1949. The evolution of water rights systems… read more here.
Keywords: water; infrastructure systems; water markets; coupled infrastructure ... See more keywords
The adaptive benefits of agricultural water markets in California
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/abde5b
Abstract: Climate change is expected to increase the scarcity and variability of fresh water supplies in some regions with important implications for irrigated agriculture. By allowing for increased flexibility in response to scarcity and by incentivizing… read more here.
Keywords: agricultural water; water; water markets; adaptive benefits ... See more keywords
Socioeconomic and environmental impacts of water markets: a literature review
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DOI: 10.5380/dma.v56i0.73765
Abstract: The water market is an economic instrument for the water allocation among different users, particularly in locations and periods of water scarcity. Although several authors defend the instrument as beneficial for the conservation and efficient… read more here.
Keywords: impacts water; environmental impacts; review; water ... See more keywords