{"product_id":"aquanomics-randy-simmons-9781412842693","title":"Aquanomics: Water Markets and the Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003eWater is becoming increasingly scarce. If recent usage trends continue, shortages are inevitable. \u003cem\u003eAquanomics \u003c\/em\u003ediscusses some of the instruments and policies that may be implemented to postpone, or even avoid, the onset of \"water crises.\" These policies include establishing secure and transferable private water rights and extending these rights to uses that traditionally have not been allowed, including altering in-stream flows and ecosystem functions. The editors argue that such policies will help maximize water quantity and quality as water becomes scarcer and more valuable. \u003cem\u003eAquanomics \u003c\/em\u003econtains many examples of how this is being accomplished, particularly in the formation of water markets and market-like exchanges of water rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany observers see calamity ahead unless water supplies are harnessed and effectively conserved, and unless water quality can be improved. It is also clear that declining water quality is a serious problem in much of the world, as increasing human activities induce high levels of water degradation. Those who voice these concerns, argue the contributors to this volume, fail to consider the forces for improvement inherent in market political-economic systems that can address water issues. The contributors see water quality in economically advanced countries as improving, and they believe this establishes the validity of market-based approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Randy Simmons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1412842697\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781412842693\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2012","brand":"Randy Simmons","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088184684799,"sku":"9781412842693","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b9958fb-5bdb-4fab-8120-0c8849042ec6.jpg?v=1769103521","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/aquanomics-randy-simmons-9781412842693","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}