This article surveys the literature on the economics of water scarcity and water demand. We
examine demand estimation in diverted uses (urban, agricultural, and industrial), as well as …

Major environmental functions and human needs critically depend on water. In regions of
the world affected by water scarcity economic activities can be constrained by water …

Water is essential for wetland function and sustaining migratory networks for wetland wildlife
across broad landscapes. Groundwater declines and surface flow reductions that impact …

Water provides benefits as a commodity for agriculture, industry, and households, and as a
public good such as fisheries habitat, water quality and recreational use. To aid in cost …

The relationship between private property and common property has engaged both legal
and economic scholars in a long series of controversies over the meaning, the sequence of …

Updated edition of a comprehensive introduction to the economics of water management,
with self-contained treatment of all necessary economic concepts. Economics brings …

In the Rio Grande Basin of North America, water is overappropriated and demand for water
grows while supplies are constrained by drought and climate change. The Basin is currently …

Game Theory (GT), both in its non-cooperative (NCGT) and cooperative (CGT) forms, has
been pivotal in its contribution to the analysis of important aspects related to water …

Dams provide a host of benefits to societies, hel** to balance variability in water
availability with demand for multiple uses, allowing power generation, providing and …

In this concise introduction to water resources, Shimon Anisfeld explores the fundamental
interactions between humans and water, including drinking, sanitation, irrigation, and power …