This paper reviews the use of economic instruments in irrigated agriculture in Europe. The
implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) encourages the use of economic …

Self-regulation of groundwater users offers tremendous potential for effective groundwater
management. The attributes of higher-level authorities that are more likely to facilitate the …

The paper analyzes the problem of collective water management in Spain. The paper has
two main objectives: first it provides a brief introduction on long established traditions for …

In modern institutional economics, institutions have a much broader context that mere
organizations or administration agencies. Institutions in this ample vision are defined as a …

Groundwater use in Spain is an important socioeconomic resource, both as a factor of
production in agriculture and industry, and as a source of drinking water. The primary use of …

Groundwater use in Spain has increased dramatically over the last decades, with total
volume pumped growing from 2,000 Mm3/year (million m3 per year) in 1960 to more than …

Spain is globally the most arid country in the European Union, especially its center and
eastern half. Therefore, it is logic that the problems in relation to water use and management …

La legislación de aguas española otorga un papel central en la gestión del agua de riego a
las asociaciones de usuarios constituidas como comunidades de regantes. Esta figura …

El espectacular desarrollo de las aguas subterráneas en España en la segunda mitad del
siglo XX se debe en gran medida a la iniciativa de miles de usuarios individuales con …

In Spain, and in many other parts of the world, groundwater is an invisible resource.
Groundwater is not only 'invisible'physically but also in institutional and governance terms …