The economics of water resources : a comprehensive approach / Ariel Dinar, Yacov Tsur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dinar, Ariel, 1947- author.

Tsur, Yacov, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development.

Water-supply--Government policy.

Water-supply.

Water-supply--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 214 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021.

System Details:

text file

PDF

Summary:

Population growth and rising living standards, on the one hand, and changing climate, on the other hand, have exacerbated water scarcity worldwide. To address this problem, policymakers need to take a wide view of the water economy - a complex structure involving environmental, social, economic, legal, and institutional aspects. A coherent water policy must look at the water economy as a whole and apply a comprehensive approach to policy interventions. Written by two of the world's leading scholars on economics of water, this is the first graduate-level textbook on the topic. The book discusses water resource management within a comprehensive framework that integrates the different, yet highly entwined, elements of a water economy. It follows the steps needed to develop a well-designed set of policies based on detailed analyses of intervention measures, using multi-sectoral and economy-wide examples from a variety of locations and situations around the world.

Contents:

The state of water resources and the need for a comprehensive perspective

The water economy

Supply costs, demands and benefits

Optimal water policy

Water regulation

Conjunctive use

Case studies of regulatory interventions

Economy-wide considerations of water management

Management of transboundary water.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Feb 2021).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781316678640

Access Restriction:

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