The increasing frequency of drought events has intensified the risk of water scarcity, posing
significant challenges for urban domestic water supply. Reducing urban household water …

Climate change, characterized by rising temperatures and limited precipitation, has
intensified the demand for irrigation water while simultaneously restricting its availability …

Major cities located in the Colorado River Basin (CRB) rely on incentive‐based policies to
address water use and supply reliability challenges, through programs provided by cities …

This paper examines the problem of unobserved heterogeneity in urban water demand. It
uses a panel quantile regression (QR) approach to focus on segments of consumers with …

This study evaluates own-price dynamics in taxing environmental externalities. We exploit a
natural experiment that exposed some firms to a large and persistent price increase for …

China has been facing a contradiction between its water supply and demand for a long time,
and it is urgent that it builds a “water-saving society”. Previous research on water pricing …

The large-scale implementation of water market programs worldwide has increased
attention, while little research has paid attention to the water quality-related incentive …

The agriculture of the Texas High Plains (THP) region is primarily dependent on
groundwater irrigation. Changing weather patterns along with competing demands for water …

Water inequality could exacerbate global water scarcity due to the finite nature of water
resources. Water markets aimed at overcoming failures in public water distribution systems …

Freshwater resources remain under constant pressure due to population growth, economic
development, and changing weather patterns. Water supply utilities generally struggle to …