Interbasin Transfers of Water
Economic Issues and Impacts
1st Edition
Published on 19. January 2011
Book
Hardback
218 pages
978-1-61726-078-0 (ISBN)
Description
Howe and Easter analyze existing evidence on direct and indirect benefits attributable to water, as well as the potential costs of interbasin transfers, and examine feasibility of alternatives.
Originally published in 1971
Originally published in 1971
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Language
English
Place of publication
Washington
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
496 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61726-078-0 (9781617260780)
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10/2013
1st Edition
RFF Press
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10/2013
1st Edition
RFF Press
€73.99
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Persons
Charles W. Howe, K. William Easter
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Economic Evaluation of Interbasin Transfers of Water: Conceptual Framework; Chapter 3 Direct and Secondary Water Benefits: Studies of the Benefits from Water in Agriculture; Chapter 4 Long-Term Regional Impacts and National Benefits of an Interbasin Transfer; Chapter 5 The Direct Costs of Interbasin Transfers and Their Alternatives; Chapter 6 Indirect Costs: The Long-Run Impacts of Expanding Irrigation on Other Regions; Chapter 7 Summary and Conclusions;