Cost-Benefit Analysis Of Groundwater Policy And Projects, With Case Studies: Groundwater Economics, Volume 2 (Groundwater Economics, Second Edition, Two-Volume Set)

The competition for groundwater sources as a water supply reinforces the need for a strong economic rationale in decision-making. Evaluating economic decisions in the context of total water management and life-cycle water use is essential to making critical development and remediation choices. This revised volume provides fundamental economic and policy concepts related to groundwater, discusses important factors in cost-benefits and life-cycle evaluation, and explains triple-bottom-line analysis for different groundwater projects. It includes new and updated case studies on groundwater issues with solutions for a range of situations based on economic data. Specific to this volume: Provides an understanding for the fundamental economic approaches to groundwater policy and project evaluation Incorporates cost-benefit analysis and life-cycle approaches in a triple-bottom line framework Includes new case studies on economics of groundwater data for decision-making Addresses local and regional groundwater economic choices through a series of practical applications Explains the economic value of groundwater recharge for sustainable use and needs This second volume in the two-volume set Groundwater Economics, is a must-have for any professional or student who needs to understand and evaluate water resources and manage their use from a variety of sustainable approaches.

• | Author: Charles A. Job
• | Publisher: CRC Press
• | Publication Date: July 27, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 403 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0367205513
• | ISBN-13: 9780367205515