The Effects of Volumetric Pricing Policy on Farmers’ Water Management Institutions and Their Water Use : The Case of Water User Organization in an Irrigation System in Hubei, China

The Effects of Volumetric Pricing Policy on Farmers’ Water Management Institutions and Their Water Use : The Case of Water User Organization in an Irrigation System in Hubei, China

This article examines the effect of water pricing policies on farmers’ water saving behaviors, using original water user group (WUG) data from a reservoir irrigation system in China. The introduction of volumetric water pricing at the group level,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kajisa, Kei, Dong, Bin
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
LARGE RESERVOIRS
WATER ALLOCATION
FRESH WATER
LEAD
RURAL COMMUNITIES
FLOW
LOCAL AUTHORITIES
WATER MANAGERS
WATER USER
DEMAND FOR WATER
RAINFALL PATTERNS
PUMPS
WATER DEMAND
CULTIVATED AREA
MARGINAL COST
COLLECTION SYSTEM
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
SYSTEMS
WATER SUPPLY
WATER RESOURCE
DOMESTIC WATER
RESERVOIRS
FIXED FEE
WATER FEES
PONDS
IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
LAND TENURE
PROVINCIAL WATER
WATER APPLICATION
GRAVITY
WATER SOURCES
DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY
PUMPING
WATER MANAGEMENT
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
SEEPAGE
WATER PRICING
STATISTICS
IRRIGATION
INTERNATIONAL WATER
AGRICULTURAL WATER
HOUSEHOLDS
WATER SAVINGS
HIGH WATER
WATER USERS
CONSERVATION
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
FIXED COSTS
CONSTRUCTION
CANAL MAINTENANCE
METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS
RAIN
WATER USE
WATER
SOIL TYPES
PRESSURE
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
RAINFALL
ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES
WATER SCARCITY
RESEARCH
FARMING
IRRIGATION WATER
FARMERS
IRRIGATION SCHEME
INDUSTRIAL USE
WATER CONSERVATION
WATER SOURCE
WATER DISTRIBUTION
NATURAL RESOURCES
FOOD PRODUCTION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24784477/effects-volumetric-pricing-policy-farmers’-water-management-institutions-water-use-case-water-user-organization-irrigation-system-hubei-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22453

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24784477/effects-volumetric-pricing-policy-farmers’-water-management-institutions-water-use-case-water-user-organization-irrigation-system-hubei-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22453

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