The Economics of Water Resources: A Comprehensive Approach (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781316615072)

Population growth and rising living standards, on the one hand, and changing climate, on the other hand, have exacerbated water scarcity worldwide. To address this problem, policymakers need to take a wide view of the water economy - a complex structure involving environmental, social, economic, legal, and institutional aspects. A coherent water policy must look at the water economy as a whole and apply a comprehensive approach to policy interventions. Written by two of the world's leading scholars on economics of water, this is the first graduate-level textbook on the topic. The book discusses water resource management within a comprehensive framework that integrates the different, yet highly entwined, elements of a water economy. It follows the steps needed to develop a well-designed set of policies based on detailed analyses of intervention measures, using multi-sectoral and economy-wide examples from a variety of locations and situations around the world.

Author: Ariel Dinar, Yacov Tsur
ISBN-10: 1316615073
ISBN-13: 9781316615072
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2021
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.90h x 7.70w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2022