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Economic analysis of the dynamically efficient and sustainable use of a rechargeable aquifer
This research examines the theoretical foundations of
traditional economic analysis in the forms of Pareto
optimality and potential Pareto optimality and explores the
theoretical foundations of sustainable development. The
underlying assumptions and normative underpinnings of the
criteria are investigated and compared to explain the
perceived need for sustainable development as a criterion and
to evaluate the theoretical complexities of its
interpretation and implementation. The criteria are employed
to analyze alternative municipal ground water management
strategies. An emphasis is on the implications of municipal
water supply management schemes for intergenerational equity.
A planning horizon of one hundred years is used to evaluate
the impacts of current pumping strategies on future
generations. Dynamically efficient rates of use of local
ground water across the three political entities are
analyzed, options for sustainable use of the waters are
investigated, and policy instruments which enable efficiency
or sustainable development are explored. It is discovered
that the strategies used to implement sustainable development
are capable of providing substantial protection of the ground
water resource in terms of hydraulic head levels and saline
water intrusion. Further, the protection of the resources
thus afforded is achieved at a relatively low cost in net
"Major Subject: Agricultural Economics".
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Includes bibliographical references: pages 156-167.