Analysis of Stakeholders’ Attitudes towards Water Markets in Southern Spain
| Autor: | Giacomo Giannoccaro, Verónica Pedraza, Julio Berbel |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Stakeholder's attitudes
lcsh:Hydraulic engineering Geography Planning and Development water markets irrigation stakeholders’ attitudes Guadalquivir River Basin Aquatic Science Biochemistry lcsh:Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes lcsh:TC1-978 Economics Marketing Water right Irrigation Water Science and Technology lcsh:TD201-500 business.industry Environmental resource management Stakeholder Guadalquivir river basin Focus group Water trading Water markets Work (electrical) Agriculture Market data business |
| Zdroj: | Water, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 1517-1532 (2013) Water 5(4), 1517-1532 (2013) Helvia. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Córdoba instname Water; Volume 5; Issue 4; Pages: 1517-1532 |
| ISSN: | 2073-4441 |
| Popis: | This research examines stakeholders’ perceptions of and preferences for water markets in agriculture, focusing on the likely barriers that might refrain them from participating in such markets. The research was carried out on the Guadalquivir River Basin and involved semi-quantitative methods, combining a structured survey and focus group discussions. A very simple questionnaire was administered to each irrigation stakeholder (i.e., managers, water right holders and non-holders). The main result is that stakeholders will only keep selling water seasonally as the rights remain linked to the land. Nonetheless, some relevant differences among stakeholders were found. Managers seem to be more interested in selling water than farmers. Another important discrepancy was found between water rights holders and non-holders. Access to a water rights system, types of existing infrastructure, and legal and administrative aspects are also important factors influencing the acceptability of water trading in the study area. These results might be helpful to policymakers who are currently evaluating the potential for water markets in Europe and have little observable market data to work with. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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