عنوان

Economics of Water Resources:

(Number (ISBN

940114866X

(Number (ISBN

9789401148665

Number

b595390

Title Proper

Economics of Water Resources:

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

From Regulation to Privatization

First Statement of Responsibility

by Nicolas Spulber, Asghar Sabbaghi.

Edition Statement

Second edition

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Dordrecht

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer Netherlands

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1998

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

(xxvii, 342 pages)

Series Title

Natural resource management and policy, 13.

Text of Note

I: The Conceptual Framework --; 1 Water Resources Management --; 2 Water Demand Side --; 3 Water Supply Side --; 4 Market Processes in Water Allocation --; II: Integration of Water Quantity-Quality --; 5 Pollutants and Their Specific Impact --; 6 The Economic-Ecological System --; 7 Water Reuse and Recycling --; III: Interaction of Management and Policies --; 8 Assessment of Administrative Controls --; 9 Impetus for Water Privatization --; 10 Management on River Basin Levels --; 11 Quality-Discriminant Water Pricing --; IV: The Scope of Regulations --; 12 Regulations Compatible with Privatization --; References --; Appendices --; Indexes.

Text of Note

The Second Edition of Economics of Water Resources: From Regulation to Privatization updates and expands the exposition of the authors' central theses concerning: the integration of water quantity-quality issues, and the treatment of water as a multi-product commodity, with the market playing the major role in the determination of water quality-discrimination pricing; the drawbacks of public control, regulation and enforcement, and the need to expand privatization of water supply and of water and wastewater treatment facilities to ensure their appropriate, adequate, development and modernization through increased reliance on private capital; the unification and centralization of water management at river basin level in order to handle effectively the expanding pressures for water availability, for the evaluation of waterborne disease, for extensive and effective pollution abatement as well as for coping with the related issues of soil erosion, siltation in streams, channels and reservoirs, protection against stress from drought and floods, and with myriad problems relating to the environment, recreation and navigation. While expanding and updating the underlying data, the authors maintain the basic division of the book into four parts. Part I presents the conceptual framework within which are examined the interacting elements in the management of water resources and the role of market in water pricing and in quality-graded quantity of water. Part II focuses on water quality control, on the nature and impact of pollution, on water recycling and reuse, and on the prevailing policy instruments. Part III points to the deficiencies of engineering solutions in the choice of public expenditures needed for the construction of water systems and stresses the role of privatization and of centralization at the level of river basins. Part IV underlines the need for coordinating all supply programs, projected demand, recycling and reuse. Economics of Water Resources: From Regulation to Privatization probes the fundamental concepts concerning the regulation and privatization of water resources, of water pricing, of public policies concerning the allocation of water supplied to users, and examines all of the issues involved in a truly market-determined framework. It aims to inform and prepare all persons interested in the study and management of water problems. The book can be used in courses on water resource management and planning, economics of water resources, or as a basic reference work on water resources in general.

Economics.

Farm economics.

Hydraulic engineering.

by Nicolas Spulber, Asghar Sabbaghi.

Asghar Sabbaghi

Nicolas Spulber

Electronic name

[Book]

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