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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452545303321

Titolo

Water trading and global water scarcity : international experiences / / edited by Josefina Maestu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-08415-2

1-283-89440-8

1-136-18980-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (377 p.)

Collana

RFF Press water policy series

Altri autori (Persone)

MaestuJosefina

Disciplina

333.33/9

Soggetti

Water transfer

Water-supply - International cooperation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Water trading experiences -- pt. II. Concerns about water trading and how are we dealing with them -- pt. III. Reforms to overcome legal and institutional barriers to trading -- pt. IV. Incentives and prices in water trading.

Sommario/riassunto

Water scarcity is an increasing problem in many parts of the world, yet conventional supply-side economics and management are insufficient to deal with it. In this book the role of water trading as an instrument of integrated water resources management is explored in depth. It is also shown to be an instrument for conflict resolution, where it may be necessary to reallocate water in the context of increasing scarcity.  Recent experiences of implementation in different river basins have shown their potential as instruments for improving allocation. These experiences, however, also sho