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G Kuehne1, H Bjornlund, B Cheers

  • 1University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. geoff.kuehne@unisa.edu.au

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Reducing water allocations for irrigators requires understanding non-commercial motivations. Identifying irrigator values is key to successful environmental water reform and participation.

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental science
  • Agricultural economics
  • Social science

Background:

  • Australian water reform necessitates reducing irrigator water entitlements to increase environmental flows.
  • Current policies often overlook non-commercial factors influencing irrigator participation in water reform.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify non-commercial influences on irrigator behavior, focusing on values related to family, land, water, community, and lifestyle.
  • To group irrigators based on these values and assess the impact on their willingness to engage in environmental reforms.

Main Methods:

  • Irrigator values were assessed to identify non-commercial influences on decision-making.
  • Cluster analysis was used to group irrigators based on shared values and orientations.

Main Results:

  • Three distinct irrigator groups were identified: Investors (25%, profit-oriented), Lifestylers (25%, lifestyle-oriented), and Providers (50%, family-succession oriented).
  • These groupings highlight differing motivations beyond profit in irrigator decision-making.

Conclusions:

  • Water reform policies in Australia must consider a broader range of irrigator motivations, including non-commercial values.
  • Effective policy design for acquiring environmental water requires acknowledging and addressing diverse irrigator values and orientations.