Cost–Benefit Analysis and Water Resources Management

Edited by Roy Brouwer, Executive Director Water Institute, Department of Economics, University of Waterloo, Canada and the late David Pearce, formerly Emeritus Professor of Economics, University College London, UK

• Contents: 1. Introduction R. Brouwer and D.W. Pearce2. Economic Criteria for Water Allocation and Valuation R.A. Young3. Water as an Economic Good J. Briscoe4. Appraising Flood Control Investments in the UK D.W. Pearce and R. Smale5. Cost–benefit Analysis and Flood Control Policy in the Netherlands R. Brouwer and J.M. Kind6. Cost–benefit Analysis of River Restoration in Denmark A. Dubgaard, M.F. Kallesøe, J. Ladenburg and M.L. Petersen7. Cost–benefit Analysis and Complex River Basin Management in the Stockholm Archipelago in Sweden P. Frykblom, H. Scharin, T. Söderqvist and A. Helgesson8. The Costs and Benefits of Implementing the European Urban Waste Water Directive in Greece A. Kontogianni, M. Skourtos, B. Zanou and I.H. Langford9. Cost–benefit Analysis of the Remedial Action Plan to Improve Water Quality in the Great Lakes in Canada D.P. Dupont and S. Renzetti10. Benefit–cost Analysis of Regulations Affecting Surface Water Quality in the United States C. Griffiths and W. Wheeler11. The Costs and Benefits of a Revised European Bathing Water Directive in the Netherlands R. Brouwer and R. Bronda12. Cost–benefit Analysis of Improved Bathing Water Quality in the United Kingdom as a Result of a Revision of the European Bathing Water Directive S. Georgiou, I.J. Bateman and I.H. Langford13. Cost–benefit Analysis of Large-Scale Groundwater Remediation in France J.-D. Rinaudo and S. Loubier14. Cost–benefit Analysis and Efficient Water Allocation in Cyprus B. Groom, P. Koundouri and T. Swanson15. Cost–benefit Analysis, Water Scarcity and Sustainable Water Use in Spain J. Maestu, P. Campos-Palacín and J. López-Linage16. Cost–benefit Analysis of Urban Water Supply in Mexico City G. Soto Montes de Oca and I.J. BatemanIndex

'Water is not just H2O, but has a socioeconomic value for many use and non-use purposes. This volume contains a varied set of very interesting evaluation studies on water resources management. The editors have served the scientific community and relevant policy bodies with a balanced collection of operational contributions to a solid cost-benefit perspective on water management. This book is certainly an eye-opener for anyone interested in the significance of cost-benefit analysis for water policy issues.'