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The Price of Water (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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The Price of Water (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
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The Second Edition of The Price of Water expands on the coverage of
the first edition and ambitiously develops the theme of the proper
management of river basins, both with respect to the control of
rivers' water quality and the defence of their quantitative flows
from source to sea. Using the hydrosocial balance concept of the
first edition, and the grand theory of catchment water deficits, a
remarkable breakthrough is made in understanding how river flows
are destroyed by human society. Drawing on extensive empirical
research into the Kafue River Basin and the Thames River Basin, it
is shown that the exhaustion of river flows that we see on a
world-wide scale can be explained by just five measurable 'drivers'
to basin surplus and basin deficit. Moreover, by specifying the key
drivers and measuring their value, the basis is provided for
economic, engineering and land management strategies that will
reverse river basin destruction. Bringing together 20 papers
previously published in refereed journals, The Price of Water
provides information that many readers would not otherwise have
been able to access to through their professional and academic
libraries. The scope of the book is broad, dealing with a diverse
range of subjects such as regional and catchment planning and
integrated water resources management. Topics considered include:
*both water quantities and qualities *drought management *the
"virtual water" controversy *farmers water-rights *the economic
demand for water *the design of abstraction charges *the cost and
use of irrigation water *the design of effluent charges *the
"willingness-to-pay" methodology *catchment water deficits *water
resource impacts of new property construction *water leakage impact
on River basins *managing water quality within EC directives
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