Evolución institucional de la gestión de cuencas hidrográficas compartidas transfronterizas: cuencas baja del río Colorado y del río Tijuana, y las cuencas de los ríos Miño y Limia
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La presente tesis analiza la evolución de las instituciones que administran las cuencas hidrográficas transfronterizas considerando que el agua es un bien común y que lo óptimo para asegurar el manejo sostenible del agua es que sea administradas bajo la lógica de la cuenca hidrográfica como una sola unidad administrativa. Para el estudio de la evolución institucional se comparan dos casos: la cuenca baja del río Colorado y la cuenca del río Tijuana en Estados Unidos (EE. UU.) y México, y las cuencas del Miño y Limia en España y Portugal. El trabajo define y analiza los principales factores que han incidido en la evolución de los mecanismos institucionales que gestionan las cuencas transfronterizas objeto de estudio en la presente tesis; cuáles han sido los actores que se han ido involucrando en el manejo de las cuencas compartidas y de qué manera lo han hecho; y si el diseño de los organismos vigentes coadyuvan al uso sostenible de los recursos hídricos. El trabajo se aborda desde el institucionalismo y la administración de los recursos compartidos o bienes comunes en un escenario transfronterizo, es decir, un recurso natural, en este caso el agua, compartido en los límites territoriales entre dos países. El estudio del cambio institucional en el manejo de recursos comunes es presentado por Ostrom2 en el Gobierno de los Comunes. Este trabajo se toma como uno de los principales referentes en el desarrollo de la presente tesis, sin embargo, por la naturaleza espacial por la cual discurren las cuencas hidrográficas y la “defensa” de la soberanía de los Estados en sus límites territoriales, el objeto de estudio es considerado desde el nivel macro, es decir, se analizan las instituciones que administran las cuencas compartidas transfronterizas y no situaciones puntuales de autoorganización de pequeña escala...
This dissertation analyzes the evolution of the institutions managing cross-border water basins, considering that water is a common good and that the best to ensure a sustainable water management would be if these institutions act by the logic of considering the water basins a single administrative unit. Two cases are compared to study the evolution of such institutions: the Lower Colorado River basin and the Tijuana River basin in the United States of America (U.S.A.) and Mexico, and the Miño and Limia river basins in Spain and Portugal. This work defines and assesses the main factors affecting the evolution of the institutional mechanisms managing both of the cross-border basins appointed as object of study of this dissertation, the key actors involved in managing shared basins and their performance, and to determine whether the existing agencies encourage the sustainable use of water resources. This work approaches the problem from the institutionalism and administration of shared resources or common goods in a cross-border scenario, meaning, a natural resource -in this case, water- shared between countries at their boundaries. The institutional change study of the management of common resources is addressed by Ostrom1 in Governing the Commons. This work is one of the main references for preparing this dissertation. However, and due to the space setting both water basins share and the "defense" of the sovereignty of the United States at its border, the object of study will be observed on a macro level, meaning, the analysis will be focused on the institutions managing shared cross-border water basins and not micromanagement self-organization specific situations...
This dissertation analyzes the evolution of the institutions managing cross-border water basins, considering that water is a common good and that the best to ensure a sustainable water management would be if these institutions act by the logic of considering the water basins a single administrative unit. Two cases are compared to study the evolution of such institutions: the Lower Colorado River basin and the Tijuana River basin in the United States of America (U.S.A.) and Mexico, and the Miño and Limia river basins in Spain and Portugal. This work defines and assesses the main factors affecting the evolution of the institutional mechanisms managing both of the cross-border basins appointed as object of study of this dissertation, the key actors involved in managing shared basins and their performance, and to determine whether the existing agencies encourage the sustainable use of water resources. This work approaches the problem from the institutionalism and administration of shared resources or common goods in a cross-border scenario, meaning, a natural resource -in this case, water- shared between countries at their boundaries. The institutional change study of the management of common resources is addressed by Ostrom1 in Governing the Commons. This work is one of the main references for preparing this dissertation. However, and due to the space setting both water basins share and the "defense" of the sovereignty of the United States at its border, the object of study will be observed on a macro level, meaning, the analysis will be focused on the institutions managing shared cross-border water basins and not micromanagement self-organization specific situations...
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Tesis inédita de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología, leída el 02/06/2017