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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