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. …

The Economics of Water Demands includes discussions of many facets of water demands, including the economic theory of … water demands, econometric and programming models of water demands, the results of empirical models, and the application of … water demand information in the design of water management policies. The first section of the book critically assesses the …

of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and … analyzes central issues in integrated water resource management, water tariffs, water markets, and transboundary water … management. By illustrating the interplay between the hydrological cycle and the rules and institutions that govern todays water …