Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to assess the effectiveness of operational property asset management in Scottish Councils and the extent to which this achieves best value. Appropriate criteria for evaluating asset management effectiveness include the effective use of capital resources,...

The paper presents the hypothesis that investments in development and management of water resources impacts all round growth - not only in the sectors and regions impacted directly by the availability of water but also in sectors and regions impacted indirectly by the availability of water. The...