Water: Economics, Management and Demand

This book forms the proceedings of the 18th European conference on irrigation and drainage. Water is not a free commodity, and demand is becoming more and more intense for its allocation. This book focuses on the role of irrigation and drainage in the debate on water, and will be used by planners, designers and policy makers internationally.

List of contents

Section A: The value of water for irrigation. Section B: The balue of drainage and flood control. Section C: Social and environmental value of water. Section D: Payment for services. Section E: Management systems. Section F: Policy framework - Legal and institutional issues

About the author

M. Kay, T. Franks and L.E.D. Smith

Summary

Presents the proceedings of the 18th European conference on irrigation and drainage. This book focuses on the role of irrigation and drainage in the debate on water. It is suitable for planners, designers and policy makers internationally.

Product details

• Assisted by: T. Franks (Editor), M. Kay (Editor), Kay M. (Editor), L.E.D. Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.1997
• EAN: 9780419218401
• ISBN: 978-0-419-21840-1
• No. of pages: 432
• Weight: 960 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, environmental science, engineering & technology, Science / Environmental Science, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Water industries, Energy industries and utilities, Civil engineering, surveying and building