1. Reversing the Race to the Bottom: Urban Groundwater Use in Developing Countries.
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Ramachandran, Mahesh
- Subjects
GROUNDWATER ,CITIES & towns ,AQUIFERS ,SEWAGE ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
This article discusses the use of groundwater in urban areas in developing countries such as Indonesia and India. According to the author, there has been little government success in managing groundwater in urban areas due to an inability to monitor and enforce extraction limits. He discusses aquifer level self organizing systems controlled by local citizens and farmers. These self-organizing institutions are given the rights to assess penalties for over-extraction. They have also promoted rainwater extraction and percolation pits for aquifer recharge. He recommends cooperation between local groups and government in creating sewage system infrastructures to prevent groundwater contamination.
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- 2008
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