The evolution of groundwater governance: Productivity, equity and changes in the level of China's aquifers
文献类型：EI期刊论文
| 作者 | Wang J.; Wang J.; Huang Q. |
| 发表日期 | 2009 |
| 关键词 | Aquifers Crops Hydrogeology Privatization Productivity |
| 英文摘要 | The overall goal of our paper is to examine how the evolution of groundwater governance in North China has affected the rural economy. Based on a random sample of 48 villages in nine counties in North China, our results show that over the last 15-20 years collectively owned tubewells have been gradually privatized. Our analyses demonstrate that increasing groundwater scarcity and policy intervention (mainly fiscal and financial subsidies for tubewell investment) have led to the observed shifts in tubewell ownership patterns. Our results also show that the privatization of tubewells has affected cropping patterns in North China. When villages shift towards private tubewells, farmers move into more water-sensitive and high-valued crops. Privatization, although having no effect on crop productivity in our sample, has a positive effect on income. Increased groundwater use is also shown to improve income distribution. However, the evolution of tubewell ownership in our study villages comes at a cost: increasing privatization is associated with falling water tables. © 2009 Geological Society of London. |
| 出处 | Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology
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| 卷 | 42期:3页:267-280 |
| 收录类别 | EI |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| 源URL | [http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/24558]  |
| 专题 | 地理科学与资源研究所_历年回溯文献 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Wang J.,Wang J.,Huang Q.. The evolution of groundwater governance: Productivity, equity and changes in the level of China's aquifers. 2009. |
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来源：地理科学与资源研究所
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