Groundwater governance in a water-starved country: public policy, farmers' perceptions and drivers of tubewell adoption in Balochistan, Pakistan
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Article Title | Groundwater governance in a water-starved country: public policy, farmers' perceptions and drivers of tubewell adoption in Balochistan, Pakistan |
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ERA Journal ID | 5258 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Khair, Syed Mohammad (Author), Mushtaq, Shahbaz (Author) and Reardon-Smith, Kathryn (Author) |
Journal Title | Ground Water |
Journal Citation | 53 (4), pp. 626-637 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2015 |
Place of Publication | United States |
ISSN | 0017-467X |
1745-6584 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/gwat.12250 |
Web Address (URL) | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gwat.12250/epdf |
Abstract | Pakistan faces the challenge of developing sustainable groundwater policies with the main focus on groundwater management rather than groundwater development and with appropriate governance arrangement to ensure benefits continue into the future. This article investigates groundwater policy, farmers’ perceptions, and drivers of tubewell (groundwater bore) adoption and proposes |
Keywords | groundwater, tubewell, overextraction, policy, Balochistan |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300210. Sustainable agricultural development |
410406. Natural resource management | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering, and Management Sciences, Pakistan |
Australian Centre for Sustainable Catchments | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
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