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DOI	10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.077
	Diverse drivers of unsustainable groundwater extraction behaviour operate in an unregulated water scarce region
	Khair, Syed Muhammad 1; Mushtaq, Shahbaz 2; Reardon-Smith, Kate 2; Ostini, Jenny 3
通讯作者	Reardon-Smith, Kate
来源期刊	JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
ISSN	0301-4797
EISSN	1095-8630
出版年	2019
卷号	236 页码:340-350
英文摘要	Depletion of groundwater resources is of increasing concern in many parts of the world; however, farmers' perceptions of resource status and the role these have in influencing decisions about groundwater use are rarely considered and even more rarely analysed. This paper investigates the links between farmers' perceptions of resource condition and drivers of groundwater decline and patterns of groundwater use in the semi-arid highland region of Balochistan, Pakistan. Key factors associated with groundwater over-exploitation in this region, identified by farmers, include: high returns from irrigated fruit and vegetable cultivation; drought; mass installation of tubewells; inefficient irrigation practices; government policies and subsidies that promote groundwater development; and lack of effective groundwater governance. Critically, while a majority of farmers in this study believe that groundwater is a limited resource, there is little evidence to indicate that this then leads to sustainable groundwater use decision making within these communities. Without effective intervention, groundwater resources in this region will potentially suffer the consequences of human behaviour associated with the use of common pool resources identified in Hardin's (1968) seminal 'Tragedy of the Commons' paper. This study exemplifies the importance to the future of rural communities in water scarce regions of effective governance, regulations and economic incentives for sustainable water management.
英文关键词	Common pool resource Over-exploitation Water scarcity Tubewell Groundwater governance Subsidy
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Pakistan ; Australia
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000461410000034
WOS关键词	TUBEWELL IRRIGATION ; BALOCHISTAN ; FARMERS ; CONSERVATION ; MANAGEMENT ; CHALLENGES ; GOVERNANCE ; ADOPTION ; PAKISTAN ; MARKETS
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/216961
作者单位	1.BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan; 2.Univ Southern Queensland, Ctr Appl Climate Sci, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia; 3.Univ Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Khair, Syed Muhammad,Mushtaq, Shahbaz,Reardon-Smith, Kate,et al. Diverse drivers of unsustainable groundwater extraction behaviour operate in an unregulated water scarce region[J],2019,236:340-350.
APA	Khair, Syed Muhammad,Mushtaq, Shahbaz,Reardon-Smith, Kate,&Ostini, Jenny.(2019).Diverse drivers of unsustainable groundwater extraction behaviour operate in an unregulated water scarce region.JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT,236,340-350.
MLA	Khair, Syed Muhammad,et al."Diverse drivers of unsustainable groundwater extraction behaviour operate in an unregulated water scarce region".JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 236(2019):340-350.