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The Economics of Evaluating Water Projects. Hydroelectricity versus Other Uses.
Johansson, Per-Olov; Kristrom, Bengt
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Paperback. This book develops a simple general equilibrium model of a small open economy which is used to derive a cost-benefit rule for assessing projects that divert water from electricity generation to recreational and other uses (or vice versa). Case study included. Num Pages: 152 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: RNFD; RNFY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors develop a simple general equilibrium model of a small open economy which is used to derive a cost-benefit rule that can be used to assess projects that divert water from electricity generation to recreational and other uses (or vice versa). The cost-benefit rule ... Read more
This book presents research on a kind of water use conflicts that is becoming more and more common and important: How to best manage moving water in times of increasing demand for electricity as well as environmental services. How should decisions be made between water use for electricity generation or for environmental and recreational benefits? The authors develop a simple general equilibrium model of a small open economy which is used to derive a cost-benefit rule that can be used to assess projects that divert water from electricity generation to recreational and other uses (or vice versa). The cost-benefit rule ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Number of Pages
138
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642432057
SKU
V9783642432057
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Ref
99-15
About Johansson, Per-Olov; Kristrom, Bengt
Per-Olov Johansson is Professor emeritus in economics at the Stockholm School of Economics. He has held a professorship (II) in health economics at the department of Economics at the University of Oslo and a professorship in resource and environmental economics at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå. He has published more than 10 books internationally and more than 100 ... Read more
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