Irrigation water markets in Southern Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorNicol, Lorraine A.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorKlein, K. K. (Kurt K.)
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-23T17:30:15Z
dc.date.available2007-05-23T17:30:15Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionx, 184 leaves : ill., maps ; 29 cm.en
dc.description.abstractIrrigation is central to the functioning of the southern Alberta economy. Irrigation also uses a significant amount of what is expected to be an increasingly scarce resource: water. The Alberta government is embarking on a long-term water management strategy in which irrigation water management will be pivotal. The government is considering a range of economic instruments to assist in this management. One instrument already implemented is the ability of private irrigators and irrigators within irrigation districts to trade irrigation water rights on a temporary and permanent basis. This has established the foundation for water markets. The research presented in this thesis centers on establishing the characteristics of irrigation water markets in southern Alberta. The research also aims to determine whether the markets are behaving according to basic economic principles and whether they are supporting government's goals of increased water productivity, efficiency and conservation. The findings reveal that characteristics of irrigation water markets in southern Alberta. The research also aims to determine whether the markets are behaving according to basic economic principles and whether they are supporting government's goals of increased water productivity, efficiency and conservation. The findings reveal that characteristics of water markets in southern Alberta are very similar to markets elsewhere and the markets are behaving in a manner one would expect. However, markets are also creating activity that at one and the same time support and contradict government's water management goals. In addition, the small degree of market activity in general suggests that if government is relying on markets to contribute to these goals to any significant extent, it will need to create conditions that promote greater water market activity.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/275
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2005en
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geography
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.subjectIrrigation -- Economic aspects -- Alberta, Southernen
dc.subjectWater-supply -- Economic aspects -- Alberta, Southernen
dc.subjectWater -- Management -- Economic aspects -- Alberta, Southernen
dc.titleIrrigation water markets in Southern Albertaen
dc.typeThesisen
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