Assessment of Nonpoint Pollution Instruments: The Case of Spanish Agriculture
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2012
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Esteban Gracia, EncarnaAlbiac Murillo, José
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Nonpoint pollution is characterized by imperfect knowledge of biophysical processes, stochastic components, and asymmetric information among agents. The design and implementation of measures to abate emissions is a difficult task because of this lack of biophysical information and the strategic behaviour of stakeholders. The development of input-intensive agriculture in Spain during the last century has created large discharges of nutrients and other harmful substances into water bodies, causing damage to aquatic ecosystems. In Spain and other European countries, the control of nonpoint pollution is a crucial step in achieving the “good” ecological status of water bodies sought by the European Water Framework Directive. The empirical findings challenge the current approach to pollution policies and call for policy efforts focused on nurturing stakeholders' collective action and on supporting the necessary institutional setting.
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Esteban, E., Albiac, J. Assessment of Nonpoint Pollution Instruments: The Case of Spanish Agriculture - International Journal of Water Resources Development - Volume 28, Issue 1, pp. 73-88
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Calidad del aguaPolución difusa
Política ambiental
Europa