Freshwater resources are growing increasingly scarce and conflicts
over potable water are becoming more common. In order to deal with
these problems and to allocate water, managers and water resource
planners must have information regarding the nature of competing
water demands. The Economics of Water Demands represents the first
comprehensive treatment of economic research directed at
understanding the structure of water demands in over a decade. This
treatment includes discussions of many facets of water demands,
including the economic theory of water demands, econometric and
programming models of water demands, the results of empirical
models, and the application of water demand information in the
design of water management policies.
The first section of the book critically assesses the state of
knowledge regarding water demands in each of the major water-using
sectors: residential, industrial, and agricultural. The second
section examines the demand for sewage treatment and wastewater
disposal, as well as water demands in low-income countries. The
third section of the book considers the valuation of water use. The
final section is concerned with the application of water demand
information in the management of water and the forecasting of water
demands.
The book traces the historical development of economic research
in each of the sections. At the same time, the book also covers the
most recent developments in the literature, including the role of
risk in agricultural water demands, the estimation of discrete
choice models of supply source choice by households in low-income
countries, and use of ecological models to assess in-stream water
demands.
The Economics of WaterDemands demonstrates the value of applying
economic theory and measurement techniques to water demands. The
empirical evidence summarized here clearly shows the influential
role played by water prices, other commodity prices, incomes, and
other economic factors in determining the demand for and the
valuation of water resources.
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