The current Water Abstraction License (WAL) regime in Italy is no longer flexible enough to cope with the challenges … of bottom-up conflict resolution mechanisms at a basin scale; a water pricing scheme that does not reflect the cost of … water conveyance and use, and does not encourage efficient water allocation; and the lack of a central WAL register, which …

, this paper draws upon a newly available set of detailed data to estimate econometrically the demand function for household …In many areas of the world, including large parts of the United States, scarce water supplies are a serious resource … and environmental concern. The possibility exists that water is being used at rates that exceed what would be dictated by …

When consumption of water and other utilities is measured collectively and payment for such services is equally shared … installation of individual meters affects water consumption. Using rich administrative data from the public water utility company … in Quito, Ecuador, it is estimated that water consumption decreases by about 8% as a result of the introduction of …

Water is a multidimensional issue, involving water availability, access to freshwater, spatial and temporal … other aspects. The water security approach manages such complexity and proposes a comprehensive view of human security in … relation to the water-related issues. Consequently, the solutions developed in order to face this multi-faceted concept should …

households decide their water consumption based on poor/inaccurate information about the marginal price. We use household survey …An issue that affects the effectiveness of water pricing policies is consumers' misperception, which implies that … informational and socioeconomic drivers usually considered in the literature, perceived water quality seems to be a relevant factor …

This study develops a model of water extraction with endogenous social norms. Many users are connected by a unique … and sub-optimal consumptions of water. Lastly, this theoretical framework is completed by extensions to highlight levers … of water preservation, including the calibration of social norm incentives. …