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Transferable Groundwater Rights: Integrating Hydrogeology, Law and Economics book cover

1st Edition

Transferable Groundwater Rights Integrating Hydrogeology, Law and Economics

By Andreas N. Charalambous Copyright 2013
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 25 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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The principle of transferable groundwater rights is that by making water rights capable of being traded in the market, water resources can be used more sustainably and efficiently. Groundwater would achieve its economic value, by switching from the high volume-low value irrigation, which is prevalent with many farmers, particularly in South Asia, to low volume-high value urban supply or the... Read more

1. Introduction 

2. Elements of Hydrogeology 

3. Legal Aspects of Groundwater 

4. An Introduction to the Economic Dimension of Groundwater 

5. Water Transfers and Transferable Groundwater Rights 

6. International Experience in the Implementation of Transferable Groundwater Rights 

7. Guidelines for the Introduction of Transferable Groundwater Rights (TGR) 

8. Overview and Conclusions

Biography

Andreas Charalambous is a Consultant and Director of Hydrolaw Ltd, Guildford, UK. He has postgraduate qualifications in hydrogeology from University College, London, and in water law from the UNESCO Centre for Water Law and Policy, University of Dundee.

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