Managing Water as an Economic Resource (Development Policy Studies Series)

Type

Book

Authors

James Winpenny

ISBN 10

0415103789

ISBN 13

9780415103787

Tags

Economics, Water Quality & Treatment, Environmental Science, Geography, Water Supply & Land Use, Human Geography, Environmental Engineering, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies

Description

Water, already a scarce resource, is treated as though it were plentiful and free. The task of supplying enough water of the required quality to growing populations is straining authorities and governments to the limit as the economic and environmental costs of new supply sources escalate and wasteful supply, delivery and consumption systems persist. Managing Water as an Economic Resource argues that the root of the crisis is the failure of suppliers and consumers to treat water as a scarce commodity with an economic value. James Winpenny evaluates policies for the improved management of existing demand, and draws on case studies from different countries as he discusses how policies could be implemented to treat water as an economic good conferring major economic, financial and environmental benefits. - from Amzon

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