Agricultural Groundwater Management in California: Possible Perverse Consequences?

Louis Sears, David Lim, and C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell

from ARE Update Vol. 20, No. 3, Jan/Feb, 2017

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Abstract

The sustainable management of groundwater resources for use in agriculture is a critical issue in California and globally. When designing groundwater management policies, it is important to consider any possible perverse consequences from the policy.

Keywords

groundwater, perverse consequences, water conservation, water management

Citation

Louis Sears, David Lim, and C.-Y. Cynthia Lin Lawell. 2017. "Agricultural Groundwater Management in California: Possible Perverse Consequences?" ARE Update 20(3): 1-3. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
https://giannini.ucop.edu/filer/file/1487699545/17899/