In arid counties, such as Australia, the storage and extractive use of water is causing significant environmental damage and traditional economic objectives of efficiency and maximising financial returns from surface water resources are often at conflict the long-term sustainability of riverine...

This article explores the issue of nonpoint pollution credit production in the context of water quality in rivers and streams. Such trading depends on emission reduction cost differential between point source polluters, such as publicly owned treatment plants and industrial sources, and nonpoint...

There are many factors which can motivate people to contribute to public goods. These range from intrinsic motivations such as altruism, through social motivations such as concerns for fairness and approval, to extrinsic incentives which include sanctions and payments. Institutions help...

This study examined the use of Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) to effectively manage fishing impacts on all ecosystem components, as required under Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management (EBFM) principles. A consequence of changing from input controls to output-based (catch) management is...