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Water, Politics and Money : A Reality Check on Privatization
Schiffler, Manuel - 2015
This book reveals all that can potentially happen when a private company takes over a local water supply system, both the good and the bad. Backed by real life stories of water privatization in action, author Manuel Schiffler presents a nuanced picture free of spin or fear mongering. Inside,...
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Adaptive Water Management : Concepts, Principles and Applications for Sustainable Development
Delavari Edalat, Farideh; Abdi, M. Reza - 2018
This book explores a new framework of Adaptive Water Management (AWM) for evaluating existing approaches in urban water management. It highlights the need to adopt multidisciplinary strategies in water management while providing an in-depth understanding of institutional interactions amongst...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012396530
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Policy Entrepreneurs in Water Governance : Strategies for Change
Brouwer, Stijn - 2015
This book analyses policy making processes at the micro-level and offers a unique insight into the fascinating world of policy entrepreneurs, elucidating their strategic modus operandi. The author identifies change strategies and explores the role of individuals in policy change processes....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012402115
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Water Resources and Food Security in the Vietnam Mekong Delta
Cosslett, Tuyet L. - 2014
Introduction -- PART I -- Mekong Delta Water Resources and Food Security -- Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Water resources for rice culture and aquaculture -- Major threats to the Mekong Delta -- PART II -- Mekong River Regional Cooperation -- The Mekong Project -- The Mekong Committee (1957-1975) --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014017199
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Frontiers in Water Resource Economics
Goetz, Renan (contributor); Berga, Dolors (contributor) - 2006
Focuses on methodological advances within the field of water resource economics and shows how these advances can be applied to the economics of water issues. This book identifies five areas of particular importance - asymmetric information and game theory, uncertainty, space, water quality, and...
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Introducing Competition into the Piped Water Market : A Theoretical Analysis of Common Carriage and Franchise Bidding
Meister, Urs (contributor) - 2006
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Multinational Enterprises, Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Africa : South African Perspectives
Gilroy, Bernard Michael (contributor);  … - 2005
How can Africa, the world's most lagging region, benefit from globalisation and achieve sustained economic growth …? Africa needs greater investment by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) to improve competitiveness and generate more growth … through positive spill-over effects. Despite the fact that Africa's returns on investment averaged 29% since 1990, Africa has …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014138
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The Water-Food-Energy Nexus in the Mekong Region : Assessing Development Strategies Considering Cross-Sectoral and Transboundary Impacts
Smajgl, Alexander - 2013
This book provides a cross-sectoral, multi-scale assessment of development-directed investments in the wider Mekong Region. The wider Mekong Region includes Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and the Chinese Province of Yunnan. This book gives important insight into how future...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014016692
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Hydropower Economics
Førsund, Finn R. - 2015 - 2nd ed. 2015
Introduction -- Water as a Natural Resource -- Hydropower with Constraints -- Multiple Producers -- Mix of Thermal and Hydropower Plants -- Trade -- Intermittent Energy -- Pumped-storage Hydroelectricity -- Uncertainty -- Transmission -- Market Power -- Summary and Conclusions.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014018567
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Innovationen für eine nachhaltige Wasserwirtschaft : Einflussfaktoren und Handlungsbedarf
Tauchmann, Harald; Körkemeyer, Karsten; Rothgang, Michael - 2006
Die deutsche Wasserwirtschaft: Strukturen und rechtliche Grundlagen -- Innovationssysteme in der Wasserwirtschaft … speziellen Anwendungsfall der deutschen Wasserwirtschaft nach. Dabei werden Einflussfaktoren für Innovationen identifiziert …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014014166