Demand, supply and welfare aspects of pipe-borne water in Sri Lanka / by Dinusha Dharmaratna.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dharmaratna, Dinusha.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water-pipes--Sri Lanka.

Water-pipes.

Water-supply--Sri Lanka.

Water-supply.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Water institutions establish the incentives, information, and compulsions that guide behaviour and influence economic outcomes. Water pricing policies that reflect the marginal cost of supply can bring about several positive benefits in the pipe-borne water sector including: 1) greater water use efficiency; 2) an increase in revenues that can be utilised to improve services; and 3) additional funds to enhance and expand the operation and maintenance of pipe-borne water supply systems. In orde...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF FIGURES; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; APPENDIX 1; APPENDIX 2; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-280-48586-8

9786613580849

1-4438-3426-2

OCLC:

794544547