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Overview"This book arose out of a paper that I wrote for the World Bank at the request of Ariel Dinar, the editor for the series in which this volume appears. I began that paper by pointing to the growing importance of demand-side considerations in water resources: ""The provision of potable water is one of government's oldest functions with evidence of this activity stretching back thousands of years. During much of that time, water demands were taken as exogenously given and the principle task of authorities was defined as an engineering one: how to supply a given quantity of water at least cost. In recent years, however, concerns have arisen from observations of excessive water use, degraded water quality and continued inadequate service for many, especially the very poor. As a result of these and other concerns, there is a growing effort to view water resource allocation from a perspective that incorporates consumers' preferences along with supply constraints into management plans. "" (Renzetti, 2000, p. 123). The purpose of this volume is to examine, in greater detail than was possible in that article, what is known regarding the economic characteristics of the demand for water. Thus, this book is meant to be an extended critical review of the state of the art." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steven RenzettiPublisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 Volume: 22 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.326kg ISBN: 9781461352778ISBN 10: 1461352770 Pages: 194 Publication Date: 23 October 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsSection A: Introduction.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The State of Water Use.- Section B: Water Demands.- 3. Residential Water Demands.- 4. Commercial and Industrial Water Demands.- 5. Agricultural Water Demands.- 6. The Demand for Sewage Disposal and Waste Assimilation.- 7. Water Demand in Low-Income Countries.- Section C: The Value of Water Use.- 8. Value of Water in Extractive Uses.- 9. Value of Water in Non-Extractive Uses.- Section D: Water Demand Management.- 10: Water Demand Management.- 11. Water Demand Forecasting.- Section E: Conclusions.- 12. Conclusions.- References.- Endnotes.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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