Economy-Wide Modeling of Water at Regional and Global Scales

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Wittwer, Glyn (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Advances in Applied General Equilibrium Modeling,
• Subjects: Natural resources.; Environmental management.; Economic policy.; Water pollution.; Agricultural economics.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Natural Resource and Energy Economics.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Economic Policy.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Agricultural Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.

This book deals with the economic modelling of water at the global, national and sub-national levels. It presents a multi-faceted analysis and, while it outlines the theories behind various models, its main purpose is to analyse policy issues and present insights arising from modelling, including a...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. The Contexts for Water Modeling
• Chapter 2. Implications of Water Scarcity for Economic Growth
• Chapter 3. Analyzing Future Water Scarcity in Computable General Equilibrium Models
• Chapter 4. Beyond Water Stress: Structural Adjustment and Macroeconomic Consequences of the Emerging Water Scarcity
• Chapter 5. TERM-H2O Modeling of Droughts in Australia and California
• Chapter 6. Any Rain on Victoria Lake is Only a Drop in the Bucket: A CGE Analysis of the Effects of Water Shortages on Food Security in Uganda
• Chapter 7. The Expansion of Irrigated Agriculture in Brazil and Potential Regional Limitations
• Chapter 8. Distributing Water Between Competing Users in the Netherlands
• Chapter 9. The Economic Value of Seawater Desalination-the Case of Israel. .