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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818359503321

Autore

Grigg Neil S

Titolo

Water finance : public responsibilities and private opportunities / / Neil S. Grigg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2011

ISBN

9786613176615

9781118093665

1118093666

9781283176613

1283176610

9781118267035

1118267036

9781118093610

1118093615

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (386 p.)

Collana

Wiley finance series

Disciplina

338.4/336361

Soggetti

Water utilities - United States - Finance

Water-supply - United States - Finance

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

Water for people and the environment -- A model of the water business -- Dams and reservoirs for multiple purposes -- The water-supply utility business -- Stormwater and flood control -- Industrial water and the water-energy nexus -- Water for food production -- Instrcam flows : competing for water in the cammons -- Drivers of change in the water industry -- Government and politics in the water business -- Financing the water industry -- Public health as a water-industry driver -- Law and regulation in the water industry -- Water-industry workforce : crisis and opportunity -- Private-sector operations in the water industry -- Constructing water-industry infrastructures -- Services to support the water industry -- Equipment for the water industry -- Commodity water : transfers, exchanges, and water banks -- Bottled water and point-of-use treatment -- Safe water for all : the ultimate



water business -- Water investments, careers, and business opportunities.

Sommario/riassunto

A detailed look at the water industry and the trends that can lead to investment opportunities Water has quickly grown into a big global business, with annual revenues in the United States alone reaching over 200 billion. In the years ahead, companies as well as governments must find innovative ways to address important issues within this field without sacrificing basic needs, such as safety of drinking water or the reliability of water for energy production. Nobody understands this better than author Neil Grigg, a forty-year veteran of the water industry, and now, with Water Fina