The Economics of Water

Autor: Meran, Georg, Siehlow, Markus, von Hirschhausen, Christian
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
Natural Resource and Energy Economics
Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management
Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution
Environmental Economics
Water
Pollution
Water economics
Sustainable water management
Water engineering
Hydro-economic models
Affordable water tariffs
Eco-hydrology
Human rights to water
Water recycling
Open Access book
Climate change
Environmental economics
Environmental management
Water supply & treatment
Energy industries & utilities
bic Book Industry Communication::K Economics
finance
business & management::KC Economics::KCN Environmental economics

bic Book Industry Communication::R Earth sciences
geography
environment
planning::RN The environment::RNF Environmental management

bic Book Industry Communication::T Technology
engineering
agriculture::TQ Environmental science
engineering & technology::TQS Sanitary & municipal engineering::TQSW Water supply & treatment
Druh dokumentu: book
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-48485-9
Popis: This open access textbook provides a concise introduction to economic approaches and mathematical methods for the study of water allocation and distribution problems. Written in an accessible and straightforward style, it discusses and analyzes central issues in integrated water resource management, water tariffs, water markets, and transboundary water management. By illustrating the interplay between the hydrological cycle and the rules and institutions that govern today’s water allocation policies, the authors develop a modern perspective on water management. Moreover, the book presents an in-depth assessment of the political and ethical dimensions of water management and its institutional embeddedness, by discussing distribution issues and issues of the enforceability of human rights in managing water resources. Given its scope, the book will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students of economics and engineering, as well as practitioners in the water sector, seeking a deeper understanding of economic approaches to the study of water management.
Databáze: OAPEN Library