Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India

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dc.creatorVarua, M.E.
dc.creatorWard, J.
dc.creatorMaheshwari, B.
dc.creatorOzac, S.
dc.creatorPurohit, R.
dc.creatorHakimuddin
dc.creatorChinnasamy, Pennan
dc.date2016-06
dc.date2016-07-26T05:12:55Z
dc.date2016-07-26T05:12:55Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:23:42Z
dc.descriptionThe absence of either state regulations or markets to coordinate the operation of individual wells has focussed attention on community level institutions as the primary loci for sustainable groundwater management in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. The reported research relied on theoretical propositions that livelihood strategies, groundwater management and the propensity to cooperate are associated with the attitudinal orientations of well owners in the Meghraj and Dharta watersheds, located in Gujarat and Rajasthan respectively. The research tested the hypothesis that attitudes to groundwater management and farming practices, household income and trust levels of assisting agencies were not consistent across the watersheds, implying that a targeted approach, in contrast to default uniform programs, would assist communities craft rules to manage groundwater across multiple hydro-geological settings. Hierarchical cluster analysis of attitudes held by survey respondents revealed four statistically significant discrete clusters, supporting acceptance of the hypothesis. Further analyses revealed significant differences in farming practices, household wealth and willingness to adapt across the four groundwater management clusters. In conclusion, the need to account for attitudinal diversity is highlighted and a framework to guide the specific design of processes to assist communities craft coordinating instruments to sustainably manage local aquifers described.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/76277
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/154477
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceVarua, M. E.; Ward, J.; Maheshwari, B.; Ozac, S.; Purohit, R.; Hakimuddin; Chinnasamy, Pennan. 2016. Assisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. Journal of Hydrology, 537:171-186. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.02.003
dc.subjectcommunity management
dc.subjectgroundwater
dc.subjectgroundwater recharge
dc.subjectwater use
dc.subjectwatershed management
dc.subjectwater availability
dc.subjectliving standards
dc.subjectaquifers
dc.subjectirrigation
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectinstitutions
dc.subjectfarming systems
dc.subjectfarmers
dc.subjecthouseholds
dc.subjectincome
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectland ownership
dc.titleAssisting community management of groundwater: irrigator attitudes in two watersheds in Rajasthan and Gujarat, India
dc.typeJournal Article

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