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Determining the Economic Value of Water : Concepts and Methods.
Water provides benefits as a commodity for agriculture, industry, and households--and as a public good for scenic values, waste assimilation, wildlife habitats, and recreational use. However, even as the nature and needs of economies change, water continues to be allocated to other than high priorit...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Earthscan,
2005.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Preface; Part I: The Economic Value of Water: Concepts and Theory; Chapter 1 Water, Economics, and the Nature of Water Policy Issues; Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework and Special Problems in Valuing Water; Chapter 3 Methods for Valuing Producers' Uses of Water; Chapter 4 Applied Methods of Valuation of Water as Environmental Public Goods; Part II: Applications of Valuation Methods; Chapter 5 Valuation of Water Used in Irrigated Crop Production; Chapter 6 Valuing Water Used by Industry; Chapter 7 Valuing Water in Municipal Uses.
- Chapter 8 Valuation of Selected Water-Related Public GoodsChapter 9 Conclusions; References; Glossary; Approximate Conversion Factors: Water Volumes and Flows; Index; About the Author.