With near unanimity, climate scientists project natural disasters to increase in frequency,
severity, and geographic scope over the next century. We survey academic literature at the …

In water-stressed regions, droughts pose a critical challenge to urban water security for low-
income households. Droughts reduce water availability, forcing water providers to invest in …

The cost of providing water services is increasing, placing greater financial burdens on
individual households and utilities. Five metrics were calculated at multiple volumes of water …

We review economic research that focuses on topics connecting surface and drinking water
quality and issues in urban economics. We organize our discussion around the major …

Unaffordable water threatens water access in the United States, particularly for low-income
households. In water-scarce cities, water shortages during drought necessitate either …

Water pricing policies seek to balance cost recovery, conservation, equity, and affordability.
Two-part tariffs are commonly deployed with the volumetric portion often using increasing …

Using a detailed spatial panel dataset, we estimate a structural econometric model of the
dynamic game between groundwater users in the Beaumont Basin in Southern California …

Urban drinking water systems in the US face diverse challenges and stressors, threatening
their ability to reliably provide safe, affordable drinking water. To effectively address these …

Rising water prices threaten affordable access to basic water service in the US, especially in
low-income communities. Faced with unaffordable water bills, households may use less …

Alaska has the lowest rate of access to in-home water services in the United States. At the
same time, the state also has the world's oldest Universal Basic Income (UBI) program, and …