TY - JOUR
T1 - Groundwater rights in mexican agriculture
T2 - Spatial distribution and demographic determinants
AU - Scott, Christopher A.
AU - Dall'erba, Sandy
AU - Caravantes, Rolando Díaz
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Groundwater use intensity and aquifer depletion increase from south to north with decreasing rainfall and increasing economic activity in Mexico. To heighten scholarly understanding and offer new insights that strengthen policy responses to aquifer depletion, we analyze the spatial distribution of agricultural groundwater use from irrigation well titles in 2,429 municipalities and its relation to agricultural surface water and population employed in agriculture. Exploratory spatial data analysis reveals spatial dependence among all three variables implying that policy initiatives to address intensive groundwater use must be targeted at clusters of aquifers and municipalities.
AB - Groundwater use intensity and aquifer depletion increase from south to north with decreasing rainfall and increasing economic activity in Mexico. To heighten scholarly understanding and offer new insights that strengthen policy responses to aquifer depletion, we analyze the spatial distribution of agricultural groundwater use from irrigation well titles in 2,429 municipalities and its relation to agricultural surface water and population employed in agriculture. Exploratory spatial data analysis reveals spatial dependence among all three variables implying that policy initiatives to address intensive groundwater use must be targeted at clusters of aquifers and municipalities.
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U2 - 10.1080/00330120903375837
DO - 10.1080/00330120903375837
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:74349109367
SN - 0033-0124
VL - 62
SP - 1
EP - 15
JO - Professional Geographer
JF - Professional Geographer
IS - 1
ER -