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Chapter 1 - The State of Water Resources and the Need for a Comprehensive Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 April 2021

Ariel Dinar  and
Yacov Tsur
Ariel Dinar
Affiliation:
University of California, Riverside
Yacov Tsur
Affiliation:
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Summary

The chapter presents temporal and spatial trends of main water indicators. Attention is given to the interaction between water resources and society over time in various parts of the world, the effects of climate change on the available water supplies, the technological means available to cope with water scarcity and deteriorated quality, the institutional and legal means developed in different countries, and the types of decisions needed to manage water resources. As such, the chapter motivates the book’s structure and contents.

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population growthclimate changewater storage trendspolicy interventionstechnologiespollutionwater lawswater treatieswater trade
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The Economics of Water Resources
A Comprehensive Approach
 , pp. 8 - 44
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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