We review the increasing body of research on urban water security. First, we reflect on the
four different focusses in water security literature: welfare, equity, sustainability and water …

Value estimates for environmental goods can be obtained by either estimating preference
parameters as “revealed” through behavior related to some aspect of the amenity or using …

Abstract Since the 1972 US Clean Water Act, government and industry have invested over 1
trillion to abate water pollution, or 100 per person-year. Over half of US stream and river …

Economists and others have long believed that by balancing the costs of such public goods
as air quality and wilderness areas against their benefits, informed policy choices can be …

Non-market valuation has become a broadly accepted and widely practiced means of
measuring the economic values of the environment and natural resources. In this book, the …

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Contingent valuation is now used around the world to value many types of public goods,
including transportation, sanitation, health, and education, as well as the environment. The …

More than 41 000 water bodies are listed as impaired by the US Environmental Protection
Agency under the Clean Water Act. Implementation and enforcement of regulations …

W HEN THE ENVIRONMENTALrevolution arrived in the late 1960s, the economics
profession was ready and waiting. Economists had what they saw as a coherent and …

Contingent valuation (CV) has become one of the most widely usednon-market valuation
techniques. CV's prominence is due to itsflexibility and ability to estimate total value …