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	Watermelons in the Desert in Morocco: Struggles Around a Groundwater Commons-in-the-Making
	Bossenbroek, Lisa; Ftouhi, Hind; Kadiri, Zakaria; Kuper, Marcel
通讯作者	Bossenbroek, L
来源期刊	WATER ALTERNATIVES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL ON WATER POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT
ISSN	1965-0175
出版年	2023
卷号	16 期号:1 页码:87-107
英文摘要	Groundwater is essential for early-season agriculture in many arid regions. In such regions, however, groundwater recharge is generally low, leading to groundwater degradation. State responses are seldom effective in addressing this issue, which leads to fatalist narratives of the unsustainability of profitable agricultural growth and the collapse of aquifers. We argue that such narratives make it difficult to recognise more promising instances in which communities find solutions to groundwater degradation. We call for a fine-grained analysis of the social practices around the use of groundwater, which, we argue, represent a process of commoning. We do so while recognising that the collective action of communities is embedded in an intricate set of relations with other stakeholders including the state, and that the positive environmental and transformative social change that is often associated with commoning cannot be taken for granted at the outset. Building on the case of the arid Draa Valley in Morocco where watermelon production has expanded rapidly, we illustrate how the process of commoning evolves through different social practices, including: 1) the use of new farming practices that reveal the potential of the aquifer; 2) the representation of the aquifer as severely degraded and the development of a narrative around it being a collective good to be protected against outsiders; 3) the defining and negotiating of rules to control groundwater access and use; and 4) the engagement in negotiations and the resolving of conflicts. Our analysis shows that commoning, as performed by young local farmers, is about extending the lifespan of the aquifer for agricultural production rather than preserving it indefinitely; however, an examination of commoning practices also reveals the capacity of the community to change the course of the future.
英文关键词	Commoning groundwater collective action arid regions social practices Draa Valley Morocco
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000964783900005
WOS关键词	CLIMATE-CHANGE ; TRANSFORMATION ; COMMUNITIES ; PROPERTY
WOS类目	Environmental Studies ; Water Resources
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Water Resources
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/399117
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Bossenbroek, Lisa,Ftouhi, Hind,Kadiri, Zakaria,et al. Watermelons in the Desert in Morocco: Struggles Around a Groundwater Commons-in-the-Making[J],2023,16(1):87-107.
APA	Bossenbroek, Lisa,Ftouhi, Hind,Kadiri, Zakaria,&Kuper, Marcel.(2023).Watermelons in the Desert in Morocco: Struggles Around a Groundwater Commons-in-the-Making.WATER ALTERNATIVES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL ON WATER POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT,16(1),87-107.
MLA	Bossenbroek, Lisa,et al."Watermelons in the Desert in Morocco: Struggles Around a Groundwater Commons-in-the-Making".WATER ALTERNATIVES-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL ON WATER POLITICS AND DEVELOPMENT 16.1(2023):87-107.