Investments in water use efficiency and water storage capacity are two common approaches
to tackling water scarcity and adapting to climate change. We show that they are not always …

In this commentary, we set out the rationale for bringing together two research fields: Water
Footprint Assessment and environmental (economic) valuation, which have evolved …

This paper studies the use of water in the manufacture industry of Chile using cross section
data of 2,339 firms. A translog production function has been estimated in order to obtain …

Valuation draws heavily on the economic theory of demand. This tells us that users have
preferences for water and are willing to pay different amounts for units of water put to …

The gap between projected future water demand and supply are increasing the importance
of conservation policies. Commercial users are a major source of utility withdrawals …

This chapter presents a comprehensive review of valuation of water. Though existing
literature has a large number of papers on the significant attempts at valuing water, a …