The Cooperative Water Allocation Model (CWAM) is designed within a general mathematical programming framework for modeling equitable and efficient water allocation among competing users at the basin level and applied to a large-scale water allocation problem in the South Saskatchewan River Basin located in southern Alberta, Canada. This comprehensive model consists of two main steps: initial wa...

This paper analyses the transition of water rights institutions in Victoria, Australia, between 1840 and 1886. It will focus on the shift from the common law doctrine of riparian rights to government control of water supplies via quasi-government organisations known as irrigation trusts examining factors leading to this transition and whether it increased institutional efficiency. Evidence sugg...

A critical legal issue in water governance is who owns and holds property rights water. Hence, we address the question: How has state of knowledge on private evolved worldwide, how are these embedded current existing constructions? In answering question, this article reviews literature to: (i) understand ownership main systems, (ii) capture “property” constructions; (iii) reflect application pr...

Using a policy tracing approach, we analyse the legislating of Strategic Aboriginal Water Reserve (SAWR) in Northern Territory, Australia. The SAWR is share consumptive pool allocated to eligible Indigenous landowners water plan areas, providing resources for future economic development. Drawing on parliamentary and sources reveal competing interests ideologies, challenges codifying rights, thi...