The Full Economic Cost of Groundwater Extraction

The Full Economic Cost of Groundwater Extraction

When a groundwater basin is exploited by a large number of farmers, acting independently, each farmer has little incentive to practice conservation that would primarily benefit other farmers. This can lead to excessive groundwater extraction. When...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strand, Jon
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL WATER
AGRICULTURAL WATER USE
AQUIFER
AQUIFERS
BASINS
CALIBRATION
CONSERVATION
DEEP WELLS
DEMAND FOR WATER
DISCHARGE
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
FARMERS
FLOW RATE
FOSSIL WATER
GROUND WATER
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER BASINS
GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION
GROUNDWATER IRRIGATION
GROUNDWATER LEVEL
GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT
GROUNDWATER PUMPING
GROUNDWATER QUALITY
GROUNDWATER RESOURCE
GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
GROUNDWATER TABLE
HOUSEHOLDS
INTERNATIONAL WATER
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION WATER
LAND SURFACE
MARGINAL COST OF WATER
NATURAL RAINFALL
PRESSURE
PUMPING EQUIPMENT
PUMPS
RECHARGE
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
SALTWATER INTRUSION
SEA
SEA WATER
SEA WATER INTRUSION
STANDING WATER
SUBSIDENCE
SURFACE WATER
SURFACE WATER SUPPLIES
TRANSPIRATION
USE OF IRRIGATION
VALUE OF WATER
WATER BASIN
WATER DEMAND
WATER EXTRACTION
WATER FLOW
WATER LOSS
WATER MANAGEMENT
WATER PRICES
WATER REPLENISHMENT
WATER RESOURCE
WATER SERVICES
WATER TABLES
WATER UNIT
WATER USE
WATER WITHDRAWAL
WATER WITHDRAWALS
WELLS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101206131004
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3976

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