Community Management of Groundwater under a Private Property Regime: An Example of Institutional Local Adaptation to Overexploitation Problems in the Copiapó Aquifer, Chile

Community Management of Groundwater under a Private Property Regime: An Example of Institutional Local Adaptation to Overexploitation Problems in the Copiapó Aquifer, Chile

The governance model established in Chilean water law delegates responsibility for groundwater management to private water rights owners. The Copiapó aquifer in the Atacama Region, Chile, has problems of overexploitation resulting from intensive use of the resource. This is explained by the limited...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Fuster, Katherinne Silva-Urrutia, Cristian Escobar-Avaria, José Miguel Valdés-Negroni, Gustavo Abrigo-Cornejo, Hilda Moya-Jofré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
groundwater overexploitation
institutional arrangements
groundwater management
water markets
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/24/4257

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