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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Authors: Frutos Cachorro, Julia de, Mañó Cabello, Carles, Marín Solano, Jesús
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Publication Date:2026
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
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Keyword:Canvi climàtic
Jocs
Hidrologia d'aigües subterrànies
Climatic change
Games
Groundwater hydrology
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spelling Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of GroundwaterFrutos Cachorro, Julia deMañó Cabello, CarlesMarín Solano, JesúsCanvi climàticJocsHidrologia d'aigües subterràniesClimatic changeGamesGroundwater hydrologyThis 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.Walter de Gruyter2026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/226494Articles publicats en revistes (Matemàtica Econòmica, Financera i Actuarial)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2025-0300The BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2026, vol. 26, num.1, p. 349-361https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2025-0300cc by (c) Frutos Cachorro, Julia de et al., 2026http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2264942026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
title Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
spellingShingle Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
Frutos Cachorro, Julia de
Canvi climàtic
Jocs
Hidrologia d'aigües subterrànies
Climatic change
Games
Groundwater hydrology
title_short Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
title_full Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
title_fullStr Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
title_full_unstemmed Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
title_sort Natural Resource Management Under Increasing Scarcity and Competition: The Case of Groundwater
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Frutos Cachorro, Julia de
Mañó Cabello, Carles
Marín Solano, Jesús
author Frutos Cachorro, Julia de
author_facet Frutos Cachorro, Julia de
Mañó Cabello, Carles
Marín Solano, Jesús
author_role author
author2 Mañó Cabello, Carles
Marín Solano, Jesús
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Canvi climàtic
Jocs
Hidrologia d'aigües subterrànies
Climatic change
Games
Groundwater hydrology
topic Canvi climàtic
Jocs
Hidrologia d'aigües subterrànies
Climatic change
Games
Groundwater hydrology
description 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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The BE Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2026, vol. 26, num.1, p. 349-361
https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2025-0300
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