Between regulation and targeted expropriation: Rural-to-urban groundwater reallocation in Jordan

In response to rising urban water demand, some regions have reallocated water from irrigation to more valuable uses. Groundwater over-exploitation, however, continues to degrade aquifer quality, and states rarely succeed at stopping overuse. This study asks whether growing urban requirements enab...

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Main Authors: Timothy Liptrot, Hussam Hussein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Water Alternatives Association 2020-10-01
Series:Water Alternatives
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Online Access:http://www.water-alternatives.org/index.php/alldoc/articles/vol13/v13issue3/599-a13-3-17/file