附註:Includes bibliographical references.
Figures; Tables and boxes; Contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Economic criteria for water allocation and valuation; 3. Water as an economic good; 4. Appraising flood control investments in the UK; 5. Cost-benefit analysis and flood control policy in The Netherlands; 6. Cost-benefit analysis of river restoration in Denmark; 7. Cost-benefit analysis and complex river basin management in the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden; 8. The costs and benefits of implementing the European Urban Waste Water Directive in Greece.
摘要:How are the economic values of water accounted for in policy and project appraisal? This important new book aims to give an overview of the state-of-the-art in Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) in water resources management throughout Europe and North America, along with an examination of current applications.