Groundwater economics - Job, Charles A. (Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2010)
Introduction to the Economics of Groundwater -- Groundwater in the Ecosystem -- Groundwater in the Economy -- Groundwater Access and Supply : Wells, Springs, and Green Management -- Groundwater Law -- Groundwater Consumption for Health and Food -- Groundwater Quality Treatment and Waste Disposal -- Microeconomics and Basic Economic Relationships -- Cost, Benefit, Price, and Value of Groundwater in Market and Nonmarket Settings -- Macroeconomics -- Groundwater Policy -- Economic Analysis of Groundwater Policy -- Cost Benefit Information and Analysis -- Sustainable Development -- Transboundary, International, and Climate Change Considerations -- Groundwater in the Future Balance -- Case Study 1 : Production Well Costs and Benefits -- Case Study 2 : Economics of Groundwater Depletion -- Case Study 3 : Groundwater Contaminant Remediation Economics -- Case Study 4 : Wellhead Protection : Benefits and Costs -- Case Study 5 : Economic Assessment of a National Regulation-- Waste Disposal Wells -- Case Study 6 : Contingent Valuation of Municipal Water Supply -- Case Study 7 : Determining Water Rates -- Case Study 8 : Groundwater Valuation in Rural Settings -- Case Study 9 : Wetland Benefi ts Evaluation -- Case Study 10 : Groundwater Sustainability to Balance Urban and Agricultural Needs -- Case Study 11 : Balancing Ecosystem, Water Use, and Pricing.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Groundwater -- Economic aspects; Water resources development -- Economic aspects