Increases in water demand due to population growth, industrial development and urbanization necessitate economically … efficient use of water resources worldwide. This is particularly true in the dryland zones of the world relying on irrigated … agriculture for economic development such as in Uzbekistan, Central Asia. Due to ill-managed water resources and the dominance of …

Upstream nonpoint source pollution has become a significant threat to urban drinking water safety in the People … designing a sound PES, it is crucial to determine the willingness to pay (WTP) of urban beneficiaries for upstream water … household income is the most important factor in determining respondents' positions on water tariff increases as well as WTP …

This paper seeks to address the problem of conveying changes in open-water quality to the public within surveys such as … within stated preference valuation studies. This is achieved through the creation of a new water quality ladder designed to … measures of water quality so as to enhance the transferability of values derived from using such a scale. This paper also seeks …