This book argues that groundwater pollution risk assessment is the essential foundation of groundwater pollution prevention and control. It is on this basis that economic leverage is used to make new breakthroughs in groundwater protection and governance. Presenting a c... Lees meer.

This updated volume covers the economic values of groundwater production and use. It addresses micro- and macro-economic factors sustainability and the role of climate change. It explores numerous applications and ways to evaluate the economics of groundwater use in t... Lees meer.

Groundwater Economics and Policy in South Asia is a reference guide focusing on groundwater management and groundwater economics in South Asia. The author compares the regional variations across South Asia and the public policies that shaped the groundwater sector and... Lees meer.

The competition for groundwater sources as a water supply reinforces the need for a strong economic rationale in decision-making. Evaluating economic decisions in the context of total water management and life-cycle water use is essential to making critical development... Lees meer.

Water is lifeblood of agriculture. Access to irrigation water determines food security and farm income. Lack of irrigation poses serious constraint to increase agricultural production. Well-controlled year-round irrigation water supply can increase agricultural producti... Lees meer.

This book presents a socio-economic analysis of the issues linking technological innovation in providing arsenic-safe drinking water in rural areas. It presents concrete field based experiences of experiments and case studies depicting the plight and sufferings of peopl... Lees meer.

This updated volume provides fundamental economic and policy concepts discusses important factors in cost-benefit analysis and life-cycle evaluation and explains triple-bottom-line analysis for different groundwater projects. It includes case studies on groundwater is... Lees meer.

The author undertakes an economic analysis and considers the political and hydrological aspects of water management. Groundwater is being depleted on a large scale in many arid and semi-arid parts of the world. The author asks whether it should be avoided at any pr... Lees meer.

This book is based on An Economic Study of Milk Production under Different Levels of Groundwater Exploitation in Southern Karnataka in India. The study demonstrated a strong relationship between groundwater exploitation and milk production and its economic implication... Lees meer.

Groundwater Economics and Policy in South Asia is a reference guide focusing on groundwater management and groundwater economics in South Asia. The author compares the regional variations across South Asia and the public policies that shaped the groundwater sector and p... Lees meer.

Economic literature is often too theoretical for engineers and policymakers to put into practical use while scientific literature on the remediation of contaminated aquifers rarely considers costs and benefits. Written by a hydrogeologist and an economist The Economic... Lees meer.

This book presents a socio-economic analysis of the issues linking technological innovation in providing arsenic-safe drinking water in rural areas. This book presents a socio-economic analysis of the issues linking technological innovation in providing arsenic-safe dr... Lees meer.

Groundwater is becoming increasingly scarce while the demand for water continues to grow at a global scale. Understanding groundwater resources and their sustainable management is imperative for the future of groundwater use conservation and protection. This revised an... Lees meer.

The principle of transferable groundwater rights is that by making water rights capable of being traded in the market water resources can be used more sustainably and efficiently. Groundwater would achieve its economic value by switching from the high volume-low value... Lees meer.

Groundwater allocation determines who is able to use groundwater resources how when and where. It directly affects the value economic ecological socio-cultural that individuals and society obtain from groundwater today and in the future. Building on the 2015 OECD... Lees meer.