Economics of water resources - Institutions, instruments and policies for managing scarcity Author Easter K.W., Renwick M.E. (eds.) Date 2004 Source IUCN (ID: MON-073147) Publisher | Place of publication Ashgate Publishing | Aldershot, UK ISBN 0 7546 2350 5 Pages 500 p. Document type Miscellaneous Language English Field of application International Country/Territory United States of America, Mexico Subject Water Keyword Resource accounting Surface water Recreational water use Economy and environment Groundwater Subsidy/incentive Freshwater resources management Abstract Selected contents: The value of water in alternative uses Consumptive water uses Nonconsumptive recreational water uses Management and optimum water allocation Basin allocation and optimum surface water uses Optimum use of groundwater Conjunctive water use Institutional arrangements and water management Allocation among states or nations Economics instruments for water management Water pricing, taxes and subsidies Water markets Water policy in developing economies