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An Institutional Analysis of Groundwater Quality Control: Experiences in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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dc.contributor.author Endo, Takahiro
dc.date.accessioned 2016-08-23T18:25:12Z
dc.date.available 2016-08-23T18:25:12Z
dc.date.issued 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/10090
dc.description.abstract "A considerable number of studies have been made of institutional arrangements that can prevent excessive groundwater pumping based on Hardin’s seminal work, the 'tragedy of the commons.' In contrast, this paper is concerned with groundwater quality control for which policy studies are very limited. This paper not only clarifies institutional challenges specific to groundwater contamination, but also demonstrates how government and industry could solve them using a case study of Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which has pioneered countermeasures for groundwater pollution in Japan. Hadano solved the challenges by enacting an innovative local ordinance with three pillars: Proxy purification by the city government, fundraising for purification activities and a retroactive system. Lessons learnt from the Hadano case will be very useful to policy makers because these problems already occur in other urban areas, or are likely to occur in the near future." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject common pool resources en_US
dc.subject groundwater en_US
dc.subject water quality en_US
dc.title An Institutional Analysis of Groundwater Quality Control: Experiences in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Case Study en_US
dc.coverage.region East Asia en_US
dc.coverage.country Japan en_US
dc.subject.sector Water Resource & Irrigation en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Hydrology en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 3 en_US
dc.identifier.citationnumber 2 en_US


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