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The Use of Pricing and Markets for Water Allocation

University of Nebraska - Lincoln Digital Commons


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Title The Use of Pricing and Markets for Water Allocation
 
Creator Zilberman, David
Schoengold, Karina
 
Description This paper will argue that increased demand for water resources and higher cost of development of new water resources require a transition toward water systems that enhance conservation by adoption of efficient irrigation and application technologies, improving water delivery systems, and improving the efficiency of water allocation. This can be done by a transition from systems of water queuing based on historical water rights to systems of trading and efficient pricing. The design of water...
 
Date 2005-02-28
 
Type text
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/natrespapers/26
http://pubs.cwra.org/doi/pdf/10.4296/cwrj300147
 
Source Papers in Natural Resources
 
Publisher DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln
 
Subject Natural Resources and Conservation
 
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