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The aim of this book is to offer a river-basin management plan
which is directly implementable and consistent with the European
Union -Water Framework Directive (EU WFD).The contributors, who are
leading world experts in their respective fields, develop an
integrated water resources management plan for the Asopos river
basin in Greece which is economically efficient, socially equitable
and environmentally sustainable. The program offers explicit
technical and investment solutions, socioeconomic and legal
instruments and recommendations for institutional restructuring.
The introductory chapter describes the water situation in Greece
and assesses the potential of timely implementation of the EU WFD.
Special emphasis is given to the cost-recovery principle. Chapter 2
introduces the case study area highlighting the particular
pressures and impacts as well as the environmental functions and
values of Asopos River and Oropos Lagoon. Chapters 3 and 4 focus on
the economic characterisation of Asopos River Basin in order to
identify the economic sectors and social groups that will bear the
cost and benefits of the implementation of the EU WFD. In
particular, Chapter 3 presents the main water uses and pricing for
water supply in the industrial and the agricultural sectors.
Chapter 4 completes the baseline appraisal, presenting the details
of water use by the residential and touristic sectors. The
following chapters assess valuation and decision-making tools from
a range of perspectives, including agricultural needs, valuing the
impacts of industrial activity, the costs and benefits of
environmental preservation and management. The water resources
management plan is presented in Chapter 9; the concluding chapter
offers recommendations on institutional changes and presents the
lessons learned as resources applicable to other river basins in
Greece and elsewhere. The book applies state-of-the art market and
non-market valuation methods to estimate water demands in the
residential, industrial, agricultural, tourism, environmental and
health sectors and to balance these, over time and space, with
water supply. Given the well-known challenge of managing natural
resources in a way that maximizes and sustains social welfare, this
book will provide an invaluable point of reference for applied
researchers and policy makers working in water resources
management.
The aim of this book is to offer a river-basin management plan
which is directly implementable and consistent with the European
Union -Water Framework Directive (EU WFD).The contributors, who are
leading world experts in their respective fields, develop an
integrated water resources management plan for the Asopos river
basin in Greece which is economically efficient, socially equitable
and environmentally sustainable. The program offers explicit
technical and investment solutions, socioeconomic and legal
instruments and recommendations for institutional restructuring.
The introductory chapter describes the water situation in Greece
and assesses the potential of timely implementation of the EU WFD.
Special emphasis is given to the cost-recovery principle. Chapter 2
introduces the case study area highlighting the particular
pressures and impacts as well as the environmental functions and
values of Asopos River and Oropos Lagoon. Chapters 3 and 4 focus on
the economic characterisation of Asopos River Basin in order to
identify the economic sectors and social groups that will bear the
cost and benefits of the implementation of the EU WFD. In
particular, Chapter 3 presents the main water uses and pricing for
water supply in the industrial and the agricultural sectors.
Chapter 4 completes the baseline appraisal, presenting the details
of water use by the residential and touristic sectors. The
following chapters assess valuation and decision-making tools from
a range of perspectives, including agricultural needs, valuing the
impacts of industrial activity, the costs and benefits of
environmental preservation and management. The water resources
management plan is presented in Chapter 9; the concluding chapter
offers recommendations on institutional changes and presents the
lessons learned as resources applicable to other river basins in
Greece and elsewhere. The book applies state-of-the art market and
non-market valuation methods to estimate water demands in the
residential, industrial, agricultural, tourism, environmental and
health sectors and to balance these, over time and space, with
water supply. Given the well-known challenge of managing natural
resources in a way that maximizes and sustains social welfare, this
book will provide an invaluable point of reference for applied
researchers and policy makers working in water resources
management.
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