Transferred - Regulation and Governance for the Sustainable Management of Groundwater

Groundwater management in Australia confronts a multi-dimensional crisis stemming from a history of neglect,over-allocations and policy mismanagement. Overcoming this will require a transformation in the regulation andgovernance of groundwater. This project aims to address this through a systematic empirical analysis of sixnational and international case studies. The findings will advance regulation and governance empirical theory,normative and applied theory and provide policy solutions for sustainable groundwater management within apluralistic governance model. This is significant and timely given planned policy reviews in the Murray DarlingBasin, the impact of climate change and plans to develop agriculture in Northern Australia.