This paper considers the extent and usefulness of the existing empirical literature on water supply, demand, and adaptation to climate change for incorporation into integrated …
This paper provides an overview of the Special Issue on water supply and water scarcity. The papers selected for publication include review papers on water history, on water …
DA Keiser, JS Shapiro - The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Since the 1972 US Clean Water Act, government and industry have invested over 1 trillion to abate water pollution, or 100 per person-year. Over half of US stream and river …
Despite broad recognition of the value of the goods and services provided by nature, existing tools for assessing and valuing ecosystem services often fall short of the needs and …
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics is one of the most widely used textbooks for environmental economics and natural resource economics courses, offering a policy …
More than 41 000 water bodies are listed as impaired by the US Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act. Implementation and enforcement of regulations …
M Lipscomb, AM Mobarak - The Review of Economic Studies, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Decentralization can improve service delivery, but it can also generate externalities across jurisdictional boundaries. We examine the nature and size of water pollution externalities as …
Water provides benefits as a commodity for agriculture, industry, and households, and as a public good such as fisheries habitat, water quality and recreational use. To aid in cost …
With increasing pressure placed on natural systems by growing human populations, both scientists and resource managers need a better understanding of the relationships between …