The Economics of Groundwater Governance

Download or read book The Economics of Groundwater Governance written by James William Nachbaur and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2007 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Groundwater resources have common-pool properties and one's use can increase the costs of others' use or impose other harms. People can reduce those harms in many ways. The questions this dissertation addresses---why, when, and how communities have or have not devised institutions to learn about their groundwater resource, to limit use, to monitor use, and to sanction rule-breakers---are not well understood. Poor understanding hinders improvement of groundwater governance.