This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How … to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should … decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors …

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. …

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 today’s water …

water scarcity intensifies the tradeoffs inherent in allocating water to competing uses and turns the policy challenge of … managing water resources ever more crucial. The book promotes the view that water policies should be designed and implemented … within a comprehensive framework that accounts to the many interconnected pieces comprising water economies." …