, organic farmers use surface water for irrigation and excess water percolates into an aquifer that is used as a source for … paper, using a dynamic model, we derive the myopic and socially optimal food and water consumption paths. The first aim is … local authorities - an agricultural and a water one, optimize food production and water use. In order to do so, we use an …

On 29th April 2008, Senator Penny Wong outlined details of Water for the Future; the Rudd Government’s $12.9 billion … plan to secure the long term water supply of all Australians. Funding under Water for the Future will be used to support … significant water reform across the country. In order to formulate strategies to achieve the objectives of the Plan, decision …

improving water resource management. This paper examines the role that forecasts, in particular those based on the El Nino …

This paper provides an overview of the Italian water management system, with particular reference to the links between … agriculture and water resources, and emphasis on underground resources. Our objective is mainly descriptive at this level …; nonetheless, we try to evaluate patterns of interaction between agriculture and water resources policy from the point of view of …

Water resources are unevenly spread in China. Especially the basins of the Yellow, Hui and Hai rivers in the North are … rather dry. To increase the supply of water in these basins, the South-to-North Water Transfer project (SNWT) was launched …-to-North water transfer project to increase water supply. In the first group of scenarios additional supply implies productivity …

better understanding of the use of water resources in agricultural sectors. The results indicate that a water policy directed … to improvements in irrigation efficiency in water-stressed regions is not beneficial for all. For water-stressed regions … the effects on welfare and demand for water are mostly positive. For non-water scarce regions the results are more mixed …

Virtual water and water footprints have gained recognition as indicators to guide action on issues related to water … scarcity. I argue that water footprints are fundamentally different from carbon footprints, as local reductions in carbon … emissions have global benefits, while global attempts to reduce water footprints will have neither necessary beneficial impacts …

Residential water use constitutes a major part of urban water demand, and has be gaining importance in the urban water … supply. Considering the complexity of residential water use system, an agent-based social simulation, i.e. the Residential … Water Use Model (RWUM), is developed in this paper to capture the behavioral characteristics of residential water usage. By …

states, through joint planning, co-management or co-implementation in flooding policies, water quality management or river … implementation in water management. Copyright The Author(s) 2010 …

models of water management problems. Combining economic management concepts and performance indicators with an engineering …-level of understanding of a hydrologic system can provide results and insights more directly relevant for water management … shared understanding of water problems as a foundation for negotiated management and policy solutions. When implemented with …