Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name:  Suzi Kerr
Author-X-Name-First: Suzi 
Author-X-Name-Last: Kerr
Author-Email:  suzi.kerr@motu.org.nz
Author-Workplace-Name: Motu Economic and Public Policy Research 
Author-Name:  Glen Lauder 
Author-X-Name-First: Glen 
Author-X-Name-Last: Lauder
Author-Email: glen.lauder@globallearning.co.nz 
Author-Workplace-Name: Global Learning
Author-Name:  David Fairman
Author-X-Name-First: David 
Author-X-Name-Last: Fairman
Author-Email: dfairman@cbuilding.org 
Author-Workplace-Name: Consensus Building Institute
Title:  Towards Design for a Nutrient Trading Programme to Improve Water Quality in Lake Rotorua
Abstract:  This paper explores how to enhance the role for academic research (natural sciences, economics and their integration; and stakeholder management) within the development and implementation of water quality policy in New Zealand. Our focus is on the use of market based instruments and particularly nutrient trading programmes, which are one important part of the potential tool kit to address these issues. We discuss why nutrient trading might be an appropriate instrument for the Lake Rotorua catchment.  We survey the existing literature and then outline the outstanding scientific, economic and governance questions that need to be addressed to design an effective trading programme.  Finally we discuss how to design a process to address these questions drawing on both technical and practical knowledge through a learning process.
Length:  51 pages
Creation-Date:  2007-03
File-URL: https://motu-www.motu.org.nz/wpapers/07_03.pdf
Number: 07_03
Classification-JEL: Q53; Q57; Q58; A12
Keywords: water quality; emissions trading; non-point source pollution; nutrients; Rotorua; communication; learning 
Handle: RePEc:mtu:wpaper:07_03