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Between regulation and targeted expropriation: rural-to-urban groundwater reallocation in Jordan

Abstract:

In response to rising urban water demand, some regions have reallocated water from irrigation to more valuable uses. Groundwater over-exploitation, however, continues to degrade aquifer quality, and states rarely succeed at stopping overuse. This study asks whether growing urban requirements enable the reallocation of groundwater from irrigation to higher value added uses in domestic and industrial consumption. The paper is based on a series of interviews with policy makers and academics in J...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
Politics & Int Relations
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-1238-1715
Publisher:
Water Alternatives Association Publisher's website
Journal:
Water Alternatives Journal website
Volume:
13
Issue:
3
Pages:
864-885
Publication date:
2020-09-10
Acceptance date:
2020-09-10
ISSN:
1965-0175
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1131430
Local pid:
pubs:1131430
Deposit date:
2020-09-10

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