Water supply: economics, technology, and policy

Book · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1969

OSTI ID:5180042

Hirshleifer, J; de Haven, J C; Milliman, J W

An attempt is made in this book to effect a major change, rather than merely a marginal modification in the trend of current practice and thought on water-supply problems. Since publication of the first edition of this book in 1960, the authors have reexamined water developments in their two major case-study areas: New York City and southern California. The evaluations and recommendations of the authors from the original book are further discussed here in twelve chapters: The Water Problem; Our Water Resources; The Present Picture; The Economics of Utilization of Existing Water Supplies; Criticisms of Market Allocations; The Political Allocation Process; Municipal Water Rates; Investment in Additional Water Supplies; The Practical Logic of Investment Efficiency Calculations;Technological Features and Costs of Alternative Supplies of Water; Water Law: Government Discretion or Property Rights; New York's ''Water Crisis'': Case Study of a Crucial Decision; Water for Southern California: Case Study of an Arid Region; and Some Controversial Conclusions and Their Implications. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 5180042
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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