Joint Management of an Interconnected Coastal Aquifer and Invasive Tree
| Autor: | Sittidaj Pongkijvorasin, Christopher A. Wada, Kimberly Burnett |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Economics and Econometrics
geography geography.geographical_feature_category 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences biology Ecology media_common.quotation_subject 0208 environmental biotechnology Water extraction Aquifer 02 engineering and technology Prosopis pallida biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences 020801 environmental engineering Joint management Water scarcity Scarcity Coastal aquifer Environmental science Water resource management Groundwater 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science media_common |
| Zdroj: | Ecological Economics. 146:125-135 |
| ISSN: | 0921-8009 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.10.011 |
| Popis: | Kiawe ( Prosopis pallida ), a mesquite tree considered invasive in many parts of the world including Hawai'i, has been shown to reduce regional groundwater levels via deep taproots. In areas where aquifers are primary sources of fresh water, kiawe control has the potential to be an integral component of water management planning. We develop an analytical dynamic framework for the joint management of kiawe and groundwater, and show that optimal water management depends on expected kiawe damages, while optimal kiawe removal depends on groundwater scarcity and removal cost. Using data from the Kīholo aquifer on the west coast of Hawai'i Island, we solve for joint management decisions with corresponding parameters related to kiawe damage and water scarcity. With 1.5% water demand growth, Kiawe should be removed if the removal cost is below $1884/ha. Our numerical results indicate that kiawe damage is nonlinear in the rate of water demand growth. The damage costs can be attributed to three main factors. When demand growth is low, kiawe damage is driven by a higher water extraction cost. For moderate growth, the effect is compounded by anticipated future scarcity. Damage is amplified by a backstop cost effect when the growth rate is high. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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