Ancient civilizations may have dispersed or collapsed under extreme dry conditions. There are indications that the same may hold for modern societies. However, hydroclimatic change cannot be the sole predictor of the fate of contemporary societies in water-scarce regions. This paper focuses on technological change as a factor that may ameliorate the effects of increasing water scarcity and as s...

We study groundwater management under a regime shock affecting water availability, using dynamic common-property resource game. The different players correspond to uses (irrigation or urban supply), enabling us consider competition between economic sectors for the stock with limited availability. have demand functions and, certain circumstances depending on shock, discount rates. effects of asy...

In the face of water scarcity due to climate change and population growth, cities around world, especially in Global South, increasingly provide intermittent, rather than continuous, supply. Because an intermittent supply has negative effects on infrastructure quality, literature often recommends transition continuous supply, but that may be unfeasible or cost-prohibitive for many cities. There...

The impact of water use in areas with abundant freshwater resources should not be the same as areas with limited resources. This impact is quantified as water scarcity footprint. The monthly water stress index with reference to environmental water requirement is proposed as a characterization factor. The biofuel policies of Thailand—cassava and sugarcane for bioethanol, and oil palm for biodies...