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Robustness and Vulnerability of Community Irrigation Systems: The Case of the Taos Valley AcequiasMichael CoxIndiana University Bloomington - Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis Justin M. RossIndiana University - School of Public & Environmental Affairs December 1, 2010 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 254-66, 2011 School of Public & Environmental Affairs Research Paper No. 2010-12-02 Abstract: Traditional economic and policy analysis theory has emphasized the implementation of private or public property rights regimes in order to sustainably manage natural resources. More recent work has challenged this approach by examining the strengths and weakness of common property governance of such resources. This paper contributes to this literature by analyzing the acequia irrigation communities in northern New Mexico. Through statistical analysis, we find that the acequias’ ability to maintain collective-action as estimated by a critical performance function, crop production, is aided by water sharing agreements and access to groundwater, and that it is hampered by property rights fragmentation and urbanization.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 38 Keywords: Common-pool resources, Social-ecological systems, Acequias, Irrigation, Robustness, Spatial analysis JEL Classification: Q15, Q25 Accepted Paper SeriesDate posted: December 15, 2010 ; Last revised: August 5, 2011Suggested CitationContact Information
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