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Water Policy Vol 11 No 5 pp 598–614 © IWA Publishing 2009 doi:10.2166/wp.2009.076 Managing groundwater as a common-pool resource: an Australian case studyAshutosh Sarkera, Claudia Baldwinb and Helen RossaaSchool of Integrative Systems, The University of Queensland, Gatton Campus, Gatton Qld 4343, Australia.bUniversity of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Qld 4558, Australia ABSTRACT Over-appropriation and degradation of groundwater can result from lack of recognition of, and inappropriate arrangements for, managing groundwater as a common-pool resource. An irrigators group in the Lockyer Valley, South-East Queensland, Australia and the Queensland government are currently working together to address over-exploitation of groundwater through a co-management model designed to be nested within the state and national water reform framework. This paper applies Ostrom's design principles for common-pool resource governance to this proposed co-management framework to strengthen the approach. Keywords: Collaboration; Co-management; Common-pool resource; Design principles; Groundwater; Water resources eProduct: Buy this article for £24.00 (IWA MEMBER PRICE: £18.00) All prices include VAT. For customers where VAT should not be applied, the VAT amount will be removed upon payment |
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