The Economics of Evaluating Water Projects Hydroelectricity Versus Other Uses /

• Main Authors: Johansson, Per-Olov (Author), Kriström, Bengt (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Subjects: Renewable energy resources.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Water-supply.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Water pollution.; Public finance.; Environmental economics.; Economics.; Environmental Economics.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Public Economics.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Origins of CBA of Wter Use Conflicts
• 3 A Simple Cost-Benefit Rule
• 4 The Main Items in the Cost-Benefit Analysis
• 5 Towards Empirical Measurement of Externalities
• 6 Blueprint for a CBA
• 7 Concluding Remarks
• 8 References
• 9 Appendices
• Index.