Carraro, CarloMarchiori, CarmenSgobbi, Alessandra2012-06-152012-06-152005-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/8187The authors review the applications of noncooperative bargaining theory to water related issues-which fall in the category of formal models of negotiation. They aim to identify the conditions under which agreements are likely to emerge and their characteristics, to support policymakers in devising the "rules of the game" that could help obtain a desired result. Despite the fact that allocation of natural resources, especially trans-boundary allocation, has all the characteristics of a negotiation problem, there are not many applications of formal negotiation theory to the issue. Therefore, the authors first discuss the noncooperative bargaining models applied to water allocation problems found in the literature. Key findings include the important role noncooperative negotiations can play in cases where binding agreements cannot be signed; the value added of politically and socially acceptable compromises; and the need for a negotiated model that considers incomplete information over the negotiated resource.CC BY 3.0 IGOABUNDANCE OF WATERALLOCATION OF WATERALLOCATION PROCEDURESALLOCATION PROCESSAQUIFERSASYMMETRIC INFORMATIONAUGMENTATIONBASINSCOMMON PROPERTYDECISION MAKERSDECISION MAKINGDECISION MAKING PROCESSDISCOUNT RATESECONOMIC CONDITIONSENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICSENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMSEQUILIBRIUMEXPLOITATIONEXTERNALITIESFARMERSFISHGROUND WATERGROUNDWATERGROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTGROUNDWATER PUMPINGGROUNDWATER RESOURCESGROUNDWATER USELAND USELEAST COSTLOCAL COUNCILSMARGINAL COSTNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIESNONCONSUMPTIVE USEPERFECT INFORMATIONPOLICY MAKERSPRECIPITATIONPRICE OF WATERPRIVATE PROPERTYPROPERTY RIGHTSPUMPINGQUANTITY OF WATERQUOTASRECHARGERENEWABLE RESOURCESRESERVOIRSRESOURCE USERISK MANAGEMENTRIVER BASINRIVER FLOWRIVER SYSTEMRIVERSSEASEASSHARED WATERSSIDE PAYMENTSSOIL CONSERVATIONSTORAGE CAPACITYSURFACE WATERTHEORETICAL MODELSTRADABLE PERMITSTRADEOFFSTRAGEDY OF THE COMMONSURBAN DWELLERSUSER VALUESUTILITIESUTILITY FUNCTIONSWATER ABSTRACTIONWATER ALLOCATIONWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER DEMANDWATER EXTRACTIONWATER LEVELWATER LEVELSWATER MANAGEMENTWATER MARKETSWATER POLICIESWATER QUALITYWATER QUANTITYWATER RIGHTSWATER SHARINGWATER STORAGEWATER SUPPLYWATER TABLEWATER TRANSFERWATER TRANSFERSWATER USERSWELFARE EFFECTSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-3641