Future water management will shift from building new water supply systems to better
operating existing ones. The variation of water values in time and space will increasingly …

Costs of extreme flooding events continue to rise dramatically around the world. Effective
mitigation of flood risks requires a comprehensive understanding of disaster impacts on …

Water provides benefits as a commodity for agriculture, industry, and households, and as a
public good such as fisheries habitat, water quality and recreational use. To aid in cost …

The Public Policy Institute of California is dedicated to informing and improving public policy
in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research. It does not take or …

Updated edition of a comprehensive introduction to the economics of water management,
with self-contained treatment of all necessary economic concepts. Economics brings …

The ability of California's water supply system to adapt to long-term climatic and
demographic changes is examined. Two climate warming and a historical climate scenario …

Over the last 25 years, economic water policy models have evolved in concept, theoretical
and technical methods, scope and application to address a host of water demand, supply …

This paper presents results of a large-scale economic-engineering optimization model of
California's water supply system. The results of this 4-year effort illustrate the value of …

Economically optimal operational changes and adaptations for California's water supply
system are examined for a dry form of climate warming (GFDL CM2. 1 A2) with year 2050 …

Using panel data from a period of water rate reform, this paper estimates the price elasticity
of irrigation water demand. Price elasticity is decomposed into the direct effect of water …