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In the Netherlands nature reserves are suffering from desiccation, as a result of falling groundwater levels. Intensification of agricultural activities contributed to the lowering of groundwater levels by intensified drainage of adjacent farmland to raise production and by increased agricultural groundwater extraction for consumption and sprinkling. In the presence of growing conflicts between agriculture and nature with respect to groundwater management there is a pressing need to understand the potential role of policy instruments for groundwater management. Insight into the suitability of policy instruments to achieve optimal groundwater level and extraction management in the Netherlands is, however, missing.
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Hellegers, P.J.G.J., Van Ierland, E.C. (2002). Policy Instruments for Groundwater Management for Agriculture and Nature in the Netherlands. In: Pashardes, P., Swanson, T., Xepapadeas, A. (eds) Current Issues in the Economics of Water Resource Management. Economy & Environment, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9984-9_11
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