An important conclusion from the literature on hydropower is that if there are no other constraints than the available … water reservoirs for a year, and operating costs are ignored, the competitive (and socially optimal) outcome is … hydropower being non-concave. This non-concavity can be caused by short-run capacity limits either on exports and imports of …

Contrary to current notions about water abundance in Lebanon, the country is facing serious problems of unavailability …, i.e. management, ill-finance, non-integration and lack of relevant awareness on water use, the new dimension of climate … change is unfortunately adding to the water problems in the country.Databases in Lebanon are not quite consistent and …

This paper provides an overview of the Italian water management system, with particular reference to the links between … agriculture and water resources, and emphasis on underground resources. Our objective is mainly descriptive at this level …; nonetheless, we try to evaluate patterns of interaction between agriculture and water resources policy from the point of view of …

water for agriculture, domestic and industrial use, and to generate hydropower and control floods, in line with the national … increasing water supply and rationalise water management. According to this approach, large infrastructures are seen as catalysts … for territorial development and economic progress. More recently, international surveys of results of water supply …

equipped with hydropower generation facilities. The methodology is applied to the Lower Ebro River in Spain. The results show …

in climate patterns is regarded as one of the most challenging issues in recent years. Water resources are a main … component of natural systems that might be affected by climate change. This paper characterises water resources in several …

applied to analyze welfare and distribution effects of changing water prices in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo. Results … between revenues for the water company and income distribution. Even though pro-poor price systems may not be as good for …, however, may have financial consequences for the water companies. …

Water resources are facing several stresses in terms of quantity and quality. These pressures are closely related to …, pollutant emissions, and water /wastewater treatment, among others. Considering the critical role that water plays for … agricultural production, any shock in water availability will have great implications for agricultural production, and through …

of water pollution deriving from mismanaged drilling and fracturing, absence of adequate regulation framework and …

The purpose of the paper is to review the applications of non-cooperative bargaining theory to water related issues …-cooperative bargaining models applied to water allocation problems found in the literature. Particular attention will be given to those …