The wealth of waste
Subtitle: the economics of wastewater use in agriculture
By: by James Winpenny, Ingo Heinz, Sasha Koo-Oshima
Contributors: Heinz, Ingo; Koo-Oshima, Sasha; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Series: FAO water reports -- 35; Water reports -- 35.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Food & Agriculture Org
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 129
ISBN-13: 9789251065785
Subjects: Sewage irrigation; Water reuse; Case studies; Integrated water development
Other titles: Economics of wastewater use in agriculture
Description: In recent times, the coalescence of different pressure has put a major strain on water supply globally.  The level of water abstraction is reaching its natural limits, and this calls for a dramatic shift in water utilization concepts.  This publication addresses the economic and financial issues and the methodology and procedures involved in the analysis of water recycling projects as part of a comprehensive water planning process.  The issue is dealt within the wider context of water resources and covers human health, water quality, acceptability, institutional constraints, and other factors, all of which have economic implications and affect the feasibility of reuse schemes.  The recycling of urban wastewater is a key link in integrated water resource management (IWRM) that can fulfill several different, but interrelated objectives.  These are expressed as win-win propositions, delivering simultaneous benefits to farmers, cities and natural environmental systems, part of solutions to the urgent global problems of food, clean water, the safe disposal of waters and the protection of the vital aquatic ecosystems.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 111-129).

Also freely available online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to wastewater reuse; title: A regional perspective : introduction to the case studies from Spain and Mexico; title: An economic methodology for assessing the feasibility of using recycled water in agriculture; title: Results and conclusions from case study analyses; title: Conclusions.