This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and analyzes central issues in integrated water resource...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Environmental Policies in the Power Sector -- Chapter 3. Features of Power Sectors -- Chapter 4. Analysis of Power System Operations with Non-Dominant Firms -- Chapter 5. Analysis of Power System Operations with a Dominant Firm and an Oligopolistic Industry...

1. Introduction to energy economics -- Part 1: Concepts -- 2. Economic concepts applied to the energy sector -- 3. Energy data and energy balance -- 4. Energy demand analysis -- 5. Energy demand forecasting -- 6. Economic analysis of investments -- 7. Economics of non-renewable energy supply --...

Chapter 1. Understanding Compliance with Laws and Regulations: A Mechanism-Based Approach; Anthony Bottoms -- Chapter 2. Legitimacy and Regulatory Compliance; Justice Tankebe -- Chapter 3. The Uncertain Professional Status of Compliance; James A. Fanto -- Chapter 4. Compliance: From Soft Law to Hard...

This volume examines the controversy surrounding the use of competition law to combat excessive pricing. While high or monopolistic pricing is not regarded as an antitrust violation in the US, employing abuse of dominance provisions in competition laws to fight excessive pricing has gained...

Introduction -- Fundamentals of Energy and Power Systems -- Energy Demand -- Electricity Generation and Operational Planning -- Electricity Transport and Storage -- Regulation: Grids and Environment -- Simple Electricity Market Equilibrium Models -- Markets: Organisation, Trading and Efficiency...

1. Introduction -- 2. Electricity distribution networks and decentralisation paradigm -- 3. The evolving role of distribution networks: from network operator to system operator to platform provider -- 4. Regulated charges for access to and utilisation of networks -- 5. Improving efficiency:...