Silver bullet or fools’ gold? Page 1 Natasha Landell-Mills and Ina T. Porras March 2002 A
research report prepared by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) …

As human history is changing on many fronts, it is appropriate for us to understand the
different perspectives of major global challenges, of which, water is a major priority. The …

Sensors and enabling technologies are becoming increasingly important tools for water
quality monitoring and associated water resource management decisions. In particular …

This article surveys selected contributions of economics to the literature on water pollution
and the regulation of water quality. While not a comprehensive review, the article highlights …

Water-quality trading is an area of active development in environmental markets. Unlike
iconic national-scale air-emission trading programs, water-quality trading programs address …

Ribaudo, Marc O. and Jessica Gottlieb, 2011. Point‐Nonpoint Trading–Can It Work? Journal
of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 47 (1): 5‐14. DOI: 10.1111/j. 1752 …

The costs incurred in the design and implementation of planning policy instruments are not
always considered sufficiently. In order to increase the efficacy of planning policy …

We examine policy instruments for ambient water quality protection. One objective is to
illustrate the unique and complex informational challenges that must be addressed in …

Renewable natural capital—terrestrial and marine ecosystems, fisheries, biodiversity, and
fresh water—is in decline around the world, affecting the livelihoods of millions of people …

Payments for ecosystem services (PES) can improve environmental quality by aligning the
incentives of individual landowners with societal interests in providing valuable ecosystem …