As China transitions to a market economy, municipal utilities are evolving into commercially viable companies under government oversight. Great challenges confront the reform process for China's water utilities, including rapid urbanization and emerging inequality, coupled with severe water...

Cities in Europe are increasingly challenged by their responsibilities to provide public services and infrastructure. Many of them face the necessity for the modernisation and restructuring of their public infrastructural facilities, e.g. the local public transport infrastructure, utilities,...

pt. 1. Emerging emissions trading schemes in air quality management and climate policy -- pt. 2. Permit trading in land use management and biodiversity -- pt. 3. Water trading and water quality trading -- pt. 4. Overarching design options and conclusions.