Water Resource Economics and Policy Author Shaw D. Date 2006 Source IUCN (ID: MON-089044) Publisher | Place of publication Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd | Abingdon,UK ISBN 978-1-84720-225-3 Pages 384 p. Document type Monography/book Language English Field of application International Country/Territory United States of America Subject Water Keyword Policy/planning Economy and environment Water supply Abstract Contents: Preface 1. Introduction to Water Resources, Water Resource Economics, and Law 2. Review of Basic Microeconomics Applied to Water Resources 3. Water Quality Issues 4. Water Prices and Rates for Residential Use 5. Water and Agriculture 6. Uncertainty and Risk in Supply and Demand of Water Resources 7. Groundwater 8. In Situ Uses of Water: Environmental and Recreational Values 9. Floods and Droughts and the Role of Dams 10. Water Issues Outside the United States 11. Summary, Suggestions for Future Work, Conclusions Index