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

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (377 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.33/9
• Soggetto topico: Water transfer; Water-supply - International cooperation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MaestuJosefina
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Water trading and global water scarcity
• ISBN: 0-203-08415-2; 1-283-89440-8; 1-136-18980-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452545303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: RFF Press Water Policy Series