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Nachhaltige Wasserwirtschaft durch Synergie - mögliche Kooperationen bei der Wasserver- und Entsorgung: Eine theoretische und empirische Untersuchung der Wasserversorgungsunternehm...
Ludin, Daniela; Rahmeyer, Fritz; Wörner, Daniela - 2001
Hintergrund einer nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft den Verbrauchern finanzielle Anreize bieten, Wasser zu sparen. Das innerhalb der …, um mehr Effizienz und Effektivität im Sinne einer nachhaltigen Wasserwirtschaft zu erreichen. Die Kooperation erfolgt … dabei freiwillig zwischen den agierenden Einheiten in der Wasserwirtschaft und zwar unabhängig von deren Größe oder …
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Wettbewerb in der Wasserwirtschaft
Schwarze, Reimund - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 81 (2001) 7, pp. 395-399
Nach den Versorgungsbereichen Telekommunikation, Strom und Gas steht die Liberalisierung der Wasserwirtschaft auf der …
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Modeling Strategic Electricity Storage: The Case of Pumped Hydro Storage in Germany
Schill, Wolf-Peter; Kemfert, Claudia - In: Energy Journal 32 (2011) 3, pp. 59-87
We study the strategic utilization of storage in imperfect electricity markets. We apply a game-theoretic Cournot model to the German power market and analyze different counterfactual and realistic cases of pumped hydro storage. Our main finding is that both storage utilization and...
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The Value of Flexibility in the Italian Water Service Sector: A Real Option Analysis
Moretto, Michele; D'Alpaos, Chiara - 2004
We analyze the optimal investment strategy of a monopolist which has subscribed a concession contract to provide a public utility, i.e. water service. We present a strategic model in which a monopolist chooses both the timing of the investment and the capacity. We focus not only on the value of...
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Poverty and access to water and water governance institutions in Con Cuong district, Nghe An Province, Vietnam: Report on the results from a household questionnaire survey
Skielboe, Thomas; Munk Ravnborg, Helle - 2011
In view of the increasing competition for water, there is a risk that particularly the rural poor will increasingly face difficulties in meeting their water needs for domestic and productive purposes. Based on a questionnaire survey carried out during 2008 in Con Cuong district, Nghe An...
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Wasserversorgung: Marktöffnungsoptionen umfassend nutzen
Mankel, Bettina - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 82 (2002) 1, pp. 40-43
Bei einer stärkeren Marktöffnung in der Wasserversorgung sind eine Reihe von Besonderheiten zu beachten. Stehen diese dem Wettbewerb durch gemeinsame Netznutzung entgegen oder kann die Entscheidung über die erzielbare Wettbewerbs- . intensität dem Markt überlassen bleiben?
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Cost recovery for water services in the EU
Gawel, Erik - In: Intereconomics 50 (2015) 1, pp. 40-45
The EU Water Framework Directive stipulates the principle of cost recovery, including environmental and resource costs, for European water services. Yet a definition of member states' precise obligations is highly controversial. This particularly holds true for the question whether the request...
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The Impact of Institutional Frameworks on Private Sector Participation in Water Supply and Sanitation: The case of the management contract for water and wastewater services in the...
Steiner, Sylvia M. - 2008
This research examines the impact of institutional frameworks on the performance of a private sector participation (PSP) arrangement in the water sector. The research takes place within the context of a development debate and practice, which identifies water as a key poverty issue in a...
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Preferences for domestic water services in the Middle Olifants sub-basin of South Africa
Kloos, Julia; Tsegai, Daniel W. - 2009
Using household survey data, this study investigates preferences for domestic water services in the Middle Olifants sub-basin of South Africa. Water is a relatively scarce resource in South Africa that is distributed unevenly both geographically and seasonally as well as socio-politically. For a...
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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
Using data gathered from the National Treasury of South Africa, we examine the structure of water supply costs and tariffs of Water Service Authorities (WSAs) in the Middle Olifants sub-basin of South Africa. Using the translog cost function method, the marginal cost of water supply and...
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