Interbasin Transfers of Water - Economic Issues and Impacts

Informationen zum Autor Charles W. Howe, K. William Easter Klappentext First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Analyzes existing evidence on direct and indirect benefits attributable to water, as well as the potential costs of interbasin transfers, and examine feasibility of alternatives. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Economic Evaluation of Interbasin Transfers of Water: Conceptual Framework; Chapter 3 Direct and Secondary Water Benefits: Studies of the Benefits from Water in Agriculture; Chapter 4 Long-Term Regional Impacts and National Benefits of an Interbasin Transfer; Chapter 5 The Direct Costs of Interbasin Transfers and Their Alternatives; Chapter 6 Indirect Costs: The Long-Run Impacts of Expanding Irrigation on Other Regions; Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusions;

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• Authors: Charles W. Howe, K. William Easter, Charles W. Howe, Charles W. (University of Colorado-Boulder Howe, Charles W./ Easter Howe, Howe Charles W.
• Assisted by: K. William Easter (Editor), Easter K. William (Editor)
• Publisher: Stylus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2010
• EAN: 9781617260780
• ISBN: 978-1-61726-078-0
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Rff Library Collection: Water; RFF Water Policy Set; RFF Water Policy Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; NATURE / Natural Resources, Science / Environmental Science, Drought & Water Supply, Drought and water supply