Umfang:
1 online resource (430 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781845426705
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1845426703
Inhalt:
How are the economic values of water accounted for in policy and project appraisal? This important new book aims to give an overview of the state-of-the-art in Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) in water resources management throughout Europe and North America, along with an examination of current applications
Anmerkung:
Figures; Tables and boxes; Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Economic criteria for water allocation and valuation; 3. Water as an economic good; 4. Appraising flood control investments in the UK; 5. Cost-benefit analysis and flood control policy in The Netherlands; 6. Cost-benefit analysis of river restoration in Denmark; 7. Cost-benefit analysis and complex river basin management in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden; 8. The costs and benefits of implementing the European Urban Waste Water Directive in Greece
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9. Cost-benefit analysis of the Remedial Action Plan to improve water quality in the Great Lakes in Canada10. Benefit-cost analysis of regulations affecting surface water quality in the United States; 11. The costs and benefits of a revised European Bathing Water Directive in The Netherlands; 12. Cost-benefit analysis of improved bathing water quality in the United Kingdom as a result of a revision of the European Bathing Water Directive; 13. Cost-benefit analysis of large-scale groundwater remediation in France; 14. Cost-benefit analysis and efficient water allocation in Cyprus
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15. Cost-benefit analysis, water scarcity and sustainable water use in Spain16. Cost-benefit analysis of urban water supply in Mexico City; Index
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Brouwer, R. Cost-Benefit Analysis and Water Resources Management Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Publishing, ©2005 ISBN 9781843763598
Sprache:
Englisch
