ISBN:
9781845426705
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxvi, 404 p)
,
ill., maps
Series Statement:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Parallel Title:
Available in another form
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Cost-benefit analysis and water resources management
DDC:
333.91
Keywords:
Wasserversorgung
;
Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse
;
Ressourcenökonomik
;
Wasserpolitik
;
Theorie
;
Welt
;
Water resources development Case studies Cost effectiveness
;
Electronic books
;
Wasserreserve
Abstract:
1. Introduction -- 2. Economic criteria for water allocation and valuation -- 3. Water as an economic good -- 4. Appraising flood control investments in the UK -- 5. Cost-benefit analysis and flood control policy in the Netherlands -- 6. Cost-benefit analysis of river restoration in Denmark -- 7. Cost-benefit analysis and complex river basin management in the Stockholm Archipelago in Sweden -- 8. The costs and benefits of implementing the European Urban Waste Water Directive in Greece -- 9. Cost-benefit analysis of the remedial action plan to improve water quality in the Great Lakes in Canada -- 10. Benefit-cost analysis of regulations affecting surface water quality in the United States -- 11. The costs and benefits of a revised European bathing water directive in the Netherlands -- 12. Cost-benefit analysis of improved bathing water quality in the United Kingdom as a result of a revision of the European Bathing Water Directive -- 13. Cost-benefit analysis of large-scale groundwater remediation in France -- 14. Cost-benefit analysis and efficient water allocation in Cyprus -- 15. Cost-benefit analysis, water scarcity and sustainable water use in Spain -- 16. Cost-benefit analysis of urban water supply in Mexico City.
Abstract:
How are the economic values of water and water quality accounted for in policy and project appraisal? This important book gives an overview of the state-of-the-art in cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in water resources management throughout Europe and North America, along with an examination of current applications
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.4337/9781845426705
URL:
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