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Water resource economics and policy : an introduction / W. Douglass Shaw

Author
Shaw, W. Douglass
Published
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2005]
Copyright Date
©2005
Physical Description
viii, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
Introduction to water resources, water resource economics, and law -- Review of basic microeconomics applied to water resources -- Water quality issues -- Water prices and rates for residential use -- Water and agriculture -- Uncertainty and risk in supply and demand of water resources -- Groundwater -- In situ uses of water: environmental and recreational values -- Floods and droughts and the role of dams -- Water issues outside the United States.
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ISBN
1843769174
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Acquisition
Earth & Mineral Sicences copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20056.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment
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