Format:
1 online resource (320 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781847208545
,
1847208541
Series Statement:
New Horizons in Environmental Economics Series
Content:
Argues that if water supply and sanitation were mainly problems of technology or financial resources, they would have been resolved long ago. This book ascertains that there are many other factors affecting our ability to intervene and improve the effectiveness of policies. It also examines the availability and use of water resources
Note:
Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Investigating water 'scarcity'; 3. Access to water supply: achieving the Millennium Development Goal; 4. Sharing water peacefully: understanding transboundary water-resource conflicts; 5. An analysis of a river dispute: interaction of politics and economics; 6. Improving access to water: institutions, entitlements and inequality; 7. Consumer preferences and public policy; 8. Justice, rights and sustainability: access to water and the capability approach; 9. Conclusions and a research agenda; Appendices; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Anand, P.B. Scarcity, Entitlements and the Economics of Water in Developing Countries : Sharing Water Peacefully Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, ©2007 ISBN 9781843767688
Language:
English
Subjects:
Geography
Keywords:
Entwicklungsländer
;
Wasserversorgung
;
Wassermangel
;
Wassernutzung
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Wassermangel
;
Ressourcenpolitik
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Wasserversorgung
;
Grenzüberschreitende Kooperation
;
Wasserreserve
;
Ressourcenökonomie
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Wasserverteilung
