Groundwater balance and conservation under different water pricing and agricultural policy scenarios: A case study of the Hamadan-Bahar plain

Government subsidies for agricultural activities in recent decades have encouraged farmers of Hamadan-Bahar plain to extend the number of wells and irrigated farms, with no consideration of groundwater resource conservation. As a result, the level of the groundwater table has decreased continuously...

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Published in:	Ecological economics Vol. 70; no. 5; pp. 863 - 872
Main Authors:	Balali, Hamid, Khalilian, Sadegh, Viaggi, Davide, Bartolini, Fabio, Ahmadian, Majid
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 15.03.2011 Elsevier
Series:	Ecological Economics
Subjects:	Agricultural policy Agricultural production agricultural subsidies aquifers case studies Conservation of resources Decision-making Dynamic programming Ecology Economics equations Farmers Farms Groundwater Groundwater Dynamic programming Agricultural policy Pricing Iran irrigated farming Irrigation irrigation water Prices Pricing profits and margins Subsidies Value Water conservation Water resources Water supply water table wells Q18 Dynamic programming Groundwater Q25 Agricultural policy Pricing
ISSN:	0921-8009, 1873-6106
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