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A stochastic multiple players multi-issues bargaining model for the Piave river basin
Sgobbi, Alessandra; Carraro, Carlo - 2007
The objective of this paper is to investigate the usefulness of non-cooperative bargaining theory for the analysis of negotiations on water allocation and management. We explore the impacts of different economic incentives, a stochastic environment and varying individual preferences on players'...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264274
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Local Government Control and Efficiency of the Water Industry: An Empirical Analysis of Water Suppliers in East Germany
Haug, Peter - 2007
The paper deals with the effects of local governments' interference with business affairs of publicly owned utilities. A partial model is presented to illustrate the consequences of "democratic control" for the public managers' effort and the efficiency of local public production. To check the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010269922
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Science-policy communication for improved water resources management: Contributions of the Nostrum-DSS project
Depietri, Yaella; Giupponi, Carlo - 2008
The Nostrum-DSS EU funded Co-ordination Action (CA) aims at contributing to the achievement of improved governance and planning in the field of sustainable water management within the Mediterranean Basin by establishing a network between the science, policy, and civil society spheres and through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010270933
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Preferences for domestic water services in the Middle Olifants sub-basin of South Africa
Kloos, Julia; Tsegai, Daniel W. - 2009
In dieser Studie werden Präferenzen für die Wasserversorgung und damit verbundener Dienstleistungen im … gegenüber einer Einführung von Preisen für die Wasserversorgung und ihrer Zufriedenheit mit der gegenwärtigen Wasserversorgung … unterscheiden. Die Zahlungsbereitschaft für die Änderungen einzelner Bereiche der Dienstleistungen zur Wasserversorgung wurde …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271616
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Economic analysis of water supply cost structure in the Middle Olifants sub-basin of South Africa
Tsegai, Daniel W.; Linz, Teresa; Kloos, Julia - 2009
Wasserversorgung sowie Skaleneffekte geschätzt. Der Vergleich von Wassertarifen und Grenzkosten zeigt, dass die geschätzten Grenzkosten … nicht genügend Gebühren verlangen, um die Kosten für die Wasserversorgung zu decken. Demnach würde eine Preiseinstufung … verwalteten WSAs auf Bezirksebene eine wichtige politische Option, um die Effizienz der Wasserversorgung im Mittleren Olifants in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271623
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Cooperation in transboundary water sharing under climate change
Bhaduri, Anik; Manna, Utpal; Barbier, Edward B.; Liebe, Jens - 2009
As multiple countries share a river, the likelihood of a water resource conflict from climate change could be higher between countries. In this paper, we demonstrate how countries can cooperate in transboundary water sharing in a sustainable way, given the impacts of climate change. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272708
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Cooperacíon y conflicto en torno a la gestión local del agua en el municipio de Condega, Nicaragua
Hermann, Roberto Rivas; Mena, Tania Paz; Gòmez, Ligia; … - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273185
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Análisis de perfiles de pobreza en la Cordillera del Tunari: Y opciones pro-pobres para la implementación de esquemas de pago por servicios hidrológicos
Westermann, Olaf; de la Zerda, Patricia Arévalo - 2008
Recientemente un nuevo tipo de programa de conservación de los recursos naturales llamado 'Pago por Servicios Ambientales' (PSA) ha llegado al debate sobre cómo integrar conservación y desarrollo - específicamente el alivio de pobreza. El reto es que el objetivo principal de programas de PSA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273193
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Conflict and cooperation in local water governance: Inventory of local water-related events in tiraque District, Bolivia
Cossio, Vladimir; Bustamante, Rocío; Skielboe, Thomas - 2010
Recent years have witnessed an increasing focus on water as a source of conflict. So far, much of the focus has been on the risk for transboundary water conflicts. Our current knowledge on local water conflicts is however more limited, and trends to be based on sporadic accounts of local water...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273202
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Conflict and cooperation in local water governance: Inventory of local water-related events in Con Cuong District, Nghe An Province, Vietnam
Nguyen, Yen Thi Bich; Le, Phuong Thi Thanh; Pham, Huong … - 2010
Recent years have witnessed an increasing focus on water as a source of conflict. So far, much of the focus has been on the risk for transboundary water conflicts. Our current knowledge on local water conflicts is however more limited, and trends to be based on sporadic accounts of local water...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273212