Water: Economics, Management and Demand

Table of contents

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface ix
• Section A - The Value of Water for Irrigation 1
• Water as an Economic Good: A Solution, or a Problem? 3
• Expost Economic Analysis of Irrigation in the Bas-RhÔne Languedoc Region 12
• 6 References 20
• To Be or Not to Be? South African Irrigation at the Crossroads 21
• Economic Considerations for Water Used in Irrigation in Israel 29
• Approche Des Usages Globaux Des Eaux Agricoles En Basse Durance 38
• Costs of Water in Kuwait 46
• 5 References 49
• Valuing the Multiple Uses of Irrigation Water 50
• Availability of Colorado River Water for Transfer in Southern California 59
• 6 References 66
• Effects of Water Management on Water Value Relative to Alfalfa Yield 67
• 5 References 74
• Assessment of Irrigation Investments in Bulgaria 75
• Rent-Seeking Behaviour and Water Distribution 81
• Food Security Implications of Raising Irrigation Charges in Developing Countries 90
• 6 References 95
• Section B - The Value of Drainage and Flood Control 97
• The Economic Benefits of Flood Warning and Forecasting 99
• Optimizing Water Management in Polder Flevoland 107
• Section C - Social and Environmental Value of Water 115
• Allocating Water for Production and Rural Conservation: Choices and Institutions 117
• 10 References 126
• Social Benefits and Environmental Constraints of Irrigation in an Era of Water Scarcity 128
• Need for New Approaches in Valuing Water: Learning from a Less Successful Case 137
• 6 References 144
• Approche Economique Pour Concilier Irrigation Et Environnement Dans Le Bassin Versant De La Charente 145
• The Productivity of Water in Public Irrigation Systems of the Guadalquivir River Basin 155
• The Wise Use of Mangrove Systems: the Social and Environmental Value of Water 164
• 6 References 172
• Water, Conflict and the Environment: A Case Study from Tanzania 173
• Section D - Paying for Services 181
• Costs, Benefits and Rates of Irrigation Water in Italy 183
• 5 References 189
• The Value of Water in Competing Uses 190
• Problems of Payment for Water Services in Russia 197
• Water Pricing for Irrigation During the Transition to Market Economy in Bulgaria 201
• Participatory Irrigation Management: A Case Study of Ability to Pay 210
• Water as an Economic Good in African Smallholder Farms 219
• Section E - Management Systems 227
• An Assessment of the Potential of Optimisation in Real Time Irrigation Management 229
• 6 References 237
• Providing a Water Delivery Service Through Design Management Interactions and System Management 238
• Demand Management in Supplementary Irrigation 247
• The Economics of Low Flow Rivers 255
• Financial-Economic Analysis of Dutch Water Management Policy 264
• 8 References 271
• Economic Aspects of Irrigation Systems Management in Dagestan 272
• Financial and Economic Considerations in International Water Management 275
• Section F - Policy Framework Legal and Institutional Issues 285
• The Economics of Regulation in Water Supply, Irrigation and Drainage 287
• 6 References 295
• Demand Management for Efficient and Equitable Use 296
• Demand Management of Irrigation Systems Through Users' Participation 304
• Water as an Economic Good: Incentives, Institutions, and Infrastructure 312
• Economic Instruments in Water Management 321
• The Feasibility of Tradeable Permits for Water Abstraction in England and Wales 328
• Managing Water as an Economic Good 339
• Intersectoral Water Markets: A Solution for the Water Crisis in Arid Areas? 362
• Analysing the Link Between Irrigation Water Supply and Agricultural Production: Pakistan 371
• Groundwater Management in South Asia: What Role for the Market? 381
• 6 References 387
• Managing Change in Romania's Irrigation and Drainage Sector 390
• Which Policy Instruments for Managing the Irrigation Sector in Pakistan? 398
• 6 References 408
• Second Generation Problems of Privatized Irrigation Systems 409
• Subject Index 420

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