Analysis of Stakeholders' Attitudes towards Water Markets in Southern Spain

摘要: Abstract: This research examines stakeholders’ perceptions of and preferences for water markets in agriculture, focusing on the likely barriers that might refrain them from participating such markets. The was carried out Guadalquivir River Basin involved semi-quantitative methods, combining a structured survey focus group discussions. A very simple questionnaire administered to each irrigation stakeholder ( i.e. , managers, right holders non-holders). main result is stakeholders will only keep selling seasonally as rights remain linked land. Nonetheless, some relevant differences among were found. Managers seem be more interested than farmers. Another important discrepancy found between non-holders. Access system, types existing infrastructure, legal administrative aspects are also factors influencing acceptability trading study area. These results helpful policymakers who currently evaluating potential Europe have little observable market data work with.