@article{fdi:010046021,
  title = {{C}ities vs. agriculture : a review of intersectoral water re-allocation},
  author = {{M}olle, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {B}erkoff, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{W}ater demand management, or making better use of the water we have - as opposed to augmenting supply - is increasingly proposed as a way of mitigating water-scarcity problems. {M}oving water away from agriculture to uses with higher economic value is one of the main measures widely seen as desirable. {S}ectoral "allocation stress" is seen as resulting from the disproportionate share, and inefficient use of water in the agricultural sector. {T}his apparent misallocation is often attributed to the failure of government to allocate water rationally. {T}his paper revisits this commonly-accepted wisdom and examines the nature of urban water scarcity, showing the importance of economic and political factors, shaped by incentives to decision-makers, and sometimes compounded by climatic conditions. {I}t shows that cities' growth is not generally constrained by competition with agriculture. {I}n general, rather than using a narrow financial criterion, cities select options that go along the "path of least resistance," whereby economic, social and political costs are considered in conjunction. {T}he question of allocation stress is thus reframed into an inquiry of how transfers effectively occur and can be made more effective.},
  keywords = {{W}ater resources ; {A}llocation ; {S}ectoral competition ; {I}rrigation ; {W}ater supply ; {W}ater markets},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}atural {R}esources {F}orum},
  volume = {33},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {6--18},
  ISSN = {0165-0203},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1111/j.1477-8947.2009.01204.x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046021},
}