This book presents a detailed picture of the evolutionary processes at work in water markets with a particular focus on … rights/market based approach to the allocation of water resources, as opposed to an approach that centres on government …1. Markets and government--an evolving balance -- 2. Principles and issues for effective Australian water markets -- 3 …

benefits and costs of resource conflicts involving hydropower. The chapters highlight key methodological issues in this area … provided by hydropower. The inclusion of insights from expert contributors from both sides of the Atlantic brings a unique and … interesting range of viewpoints to the work. Several factors suggest that resource conflicts involving moving water are likely to …

Water scarcity, whether in the quality or quantity dimension, afflicts most countries. Decisions on water management … research that represents recent thinking and applications in water economics. The book chapters are written by leading scholars … and intersectoral water issues, and issues associated with different sources of water. -- ‘The Handbook of Water Economics …

water, each chapter provides important lessons about sustainable resource management. As a whole, the case studies … : management of a recovering fishery -- 5. Water accounts : an economic perspective on managing water scarcity -- 6. Managing …

1. Introduction -- 2. Economic criteria for water allocation and valuation -- 3. Water as an economic good -- 4 … Archipelago in Sweden -- 8. The costs and benefits of implementing the European Urban Waste Water Directive in Greece -- 9. Cost …-benefit analysis of the remedial action plan to improve water quality in the Great Lakes in Canada -- 10. Benefit-cost analysis of …

Introduction -- Investigating water 'scarcity' -- Access to water supply : achieving the Millennium Development Goal … -- Sharing water peacefully : understanding transboundary water-resource conflicts -- An analysis of a river dispute … : interaction of politics and economics -- Improving access to water : institutions, entitlements and inequality -- Consumer …

One of the most pressing global issues of the 21st century is the scarcity of water to ensure economic, environmental … critically important. But water scarcity has many implications, and it is possible that different reporting approaches, generally … called water accounting systems, can be appropriate to addressing them. In this key book, international experts respond to …