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Determining the economic value of water : concepts and methods /

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Provides a comprehensive exposition of the application of non-market economic valuation methods to proposed water resources investments and policies.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Young, Robert A. (Robert Alton), 1931-2013 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, [2005]
Subjects:
Water-supply > Economic aspects.
Water resources development > Economic aspects.
Eau > Approvisionnement > Aspect économique.
Ressources en eau > Exploitation > Aspect économique.
Watervoorziening.
Economische waarde.
Gestion de l'eau.
Méthode d'évaluation.
Aspect économique.
Approvisionnement en eau.
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Table of Contents:
  • I: The economic value of water: concepts and theory
  • Water, economics, and the nature of water policy issues
  • Conceptual framework and special problems in valuing water
  • Methods for valuing producers' uses of water
  • Applied methods for valuation of water as environmental public goods
  • II: Applications of valuation methods
  • Valuation of water used in irrigated crop production
  • Valuing water used by industry
  • Valuing water in municipal uses
  • Valuation of selected water-related public goods.