Water Management in the 21st Century
Subtitle: The Allocation Imperative (New Horizons in Environmental Economics)
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: February 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9781840640809
Subjects: Management of land & natural resources; Water industries; 21st century; Environmental Economics; Nature; Business / Economics / Finance; Nature/Ecology; Real Estate - General; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Environmental Science; Deregulation; Economic aspects; Privatization; Water utilities; Water-supply
Description: "At a time when the cost of obtaining fresh water is rising throughout the globe, Terence Richard Lee analyses the means for establishing and operating effective water markets. He proposes the application of economic instruments and the transfer of water management administration to the private sector as a means to guarantee acceptable water quality in the future in both developed and developing countries. This treatment of water as an economic commodity implies a change in the traditional role of governments in water management." "The themes explored in this book will be of interest to environmental and resource economists as well as practitioners and policymakers."--Jacket.