Factors affecting water market acceptance: A case study of stakeholders in southern Alberta, Canada

Abstract

Key Messages Understanding water resource status is essential for choosing the system of administration. Better understanding of the origin and impact of nonpoint pollution sources is necessary prior to implementing a water quality trading program. Stakeholders' acceptance of water quality trading might be related to greater concerns about water availability.

Exploring the Potential of Groundwater Markets in Agriculture: Results of a Participatory Evaluation in Five French Case Studies

“…Other studies have used qualitative or quantitative surveys and workshops for analysing the stakeholders' willingness to adopt a new water-market instrument (Zhang, 2007;Giannocaro et al, 2013;, Lumbroso et al, 2014Rahimova et al, 2016), but then they did not involve stakeholders in the construction of a policy scenario.…”