The hypothesis of a rebound effect as a consequence of water saving investments is taken
analogically from the Jevons paradox models in energy economics. The European …

We review recent water reforms and the consequences of water recovery intended to
increase stream flows in the Murray-Darling Basin (MDB), Australia. The MDB provides a …

Water scarcity, a critical environmental issue worldwide, has primarily been driven by a
significant increase in water extractions during the last century. In the coming decades …

With the escalating uncertainties and surprises faced in responding to environmental and
natural resource challenges has come growing recognition of the need to manage such …

Water markets have increasingly been adopted as a reallocation tool around the world as
water scarcity intensifies. Water markets were first introduced in Australia in the 1980s, and …

Irrigated agriculture is placing increasing pressure on finite freshwater resources, especially
in developing countries, where water extraction is often unregulated, un-priced and even …

Investing in more efficient irrigation technology is usually regarded as a means to reduce the
use of water by irrigated agriculture. However, some authors report that the introduction of …

Efforts to address water scarcity have traditionally relied on changing the spatial and
temporal availability of water through water importation, storage, and conveyance. More …

Australia is a major food exporting country. Recent droughts reduced dryland farming
production and the volume of water allocated to irrigated agriculture, with a resulting decline …

This study presents the development of a new bottom‐up large‐scale hydroeconomic
model, Extended Continental‐scale Hydroeconomic Optimization (ECHO), that works at a …