Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
This study examines natural resource management under competing heterogeneous users, climate-induced stress, and usage restrictions. We focus on groundwater, an essential resource for water-dependent activities increasingly threatened by climate change. We introduce a declining recharge in a dynamic...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/226494 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/2445/226494 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Canvi climàtic Jocs Hidrologia d'aigües subterrànies Climatic change Games Groundwater hydrology |
| Resumo: | This study examines natural resource management under competing heterogeneous users, climate-induced stress, and usage restrictions. We focus on groundwater, an essential resource for water-dependent activities increasingly threatened by climate change. We introduce a declining recharge in a dynamic game to represent increasing water scarcity, along with a restriction policy that limits non-priority use to prevent overexploitation. The results show that targeted restrictions can improve long-term resource levels and total welfare compared to unregulated and abundant scenarios. However, these benefits come at the expense of the non-priority sector, revealing a trade-off between sustainability and equity. |
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