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Review of policy instruments for freshwater management Abstract: As pressures on water resources increase in New Zealand, so does the need for alternative policy approaches that can adequately address the demands of competing interests. This working paper presents the array of different policy instruments available for managing freshwater quality and quantity. In doing so, the paper provides insights into how the various instruments have been used to incentivise behaviour change in the New Zealand context, and outlines the barriers and opportunities affecting their wider implementation at various scales across New Zealand. The paper ultimately aims to provide decision-makers with insights into how an economic way of thinking can help guide the selection and design of policy instruments and improve freshwater outcomes for all

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  • Julia Talbot-Jones

    (Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Victoria University of Wellington)

  • Sophie Hale

    (Motu Economic and Public Policy Research)

  • Suzie Greenhalgh

    (Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Ltd)

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  • Julia Talbot-Jones & Sophie Hale & Suzie Greenhalgh, 2020. "Review of policy instruments for freshwater management Abstract: As pressures on water resources increase in New Zealand, so does the need for alternative policy approaches that can adequately address," Working Papers 20_10, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research.
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    Keywords

    Fresh water; New Zealand; policy instruments; management;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • Q25 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Water
    • Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics

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