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The Columbia River Treaty
This book applies the principles of cost-benefit analysis, an international program in which an equitable division of costs and gains was an aim, along with economies of …
Interbasin Transfers of Water
Howe and Easter analyze existing evidence on direct and indirect benefits attributable to water, as well as the potential costs of interbasin transfers, and examine feasibility of …
Water Management and Agricultural Development
First Published in 2011. Water is a scarce resource in the arid zones of Latin America and is sure to become more so. Population growth and rising income, coupled with rapid …
The Economics of Regional Water Quality Management
First Published in 2011. How clean should a stream be? And what represents an efficient way of bringing about desired conditions? These are the basic issues that confront those who …
Scarce Water and Institutional Change
The authors assess alternative approaches to meeting long-term water needs and resolving conflicts among competing water users in five areas: the Columbia River Basin; Kern County, …
Multiple Purpose River Development
This book sketches out a framework for analyzing the economic efficiency of particular river basin programs. It provides a useful cross-disciplinary perspective for economists and …
Managing Water Quality
The analysis in this classic study ranges from basic economic and political theory to engineering and institutional practices, and encompasses case studies in England, France, and …
Technology in American Water Development
Technology in American Water Development is an exploratory study. This book addresses the proven technology which has influenced water development in the past, those still …
The Florida Experience
First Published in 2011. The early 1970s will be recorded as the years when Florida's environmental crisis, or, more specifically, its land crisis, was proclaimed. Ever since …