Given the gap in the literature regarding equity analyses in the water industry, the objective of this paper is to evaluate whether or not income-related equity considerations are embodied in water supply tariffs, in the Portuguese municipalities. Essential minimum quantities of water are...

The essay intends to emphasize the importance of a regulatory framework for the natural gas industry in Brazil. For this purpose, it is initially expounded the reasons to regulate the infrastructure network system, and presented the essential mechanisms to its efficient exercise. Through the...

This study, which belongs to the series new generation of infrastructure, reflects the major advances of information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology in the development of sanitation and water resources sectors. International and notorious cases have been catalogued in compared...

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries have promoted important reforms in the natural gas sector, in a similar way as in their electricity sectors, breaking the prevailing vertical integration model, characterised by territorial monopolies. The 2021 New Gas Law...

The essay intends to emphasize the importance of a regulatory framework for the natural gas industry in Brazil. For this purpose, it is initially expounded the reasons to regulate the infrastructure network system, and presented the essential mechanisms to its efficient exercise. Through the...

This study, which belongs to the series new generation of infrastructure, reflects the major advances of information technology, biotechnology and nanotechnology in the development of sanitation and water resources sectors. International and notorious cases have been catalogued in compared...

Portuguese Abstract: As profundas modificações econômicas sofridas pelo Estado do Ceará nas duas últimas décadas tem provocado aumentos no consumo dos fatores de produção, dentre eles água e energia elétrica, essenciais à maioria das atividades produtivas. Entretanto, a oferta de...

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries have promoted important reforms in the natural gas sector, in a similar way as in their electricity sectors, breaking the prevailing vertical integration model, characterised by territorial monopolies. The 2021 New Gas Law...

This paper examines the institutional arrangements that organize the arenas of formulation and implementation of development policies in Brazil, asking if such policies are setting up more democratic decision-making processes with the inclusion of a larger number of actors and at the same time...

Many conflicts currently take place around the world due to disputes over water use. In many major river basins of the world, water is increasingly scarce. In Brazil, some regions face problems of water deficiency, such as the Northeastern semi-arid region and some metropolitan areas. The aim of...