Institutions and Economics of Water Scarcity and Droughts

• Other Authors: Berbel, Julio (Editor), Montilla-López, Nazaret M. (Editor), Giannoccaro, Giacomo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Baiyangdian Lake; Landsat; complex water extraction; SMDPSO; dynamic changes; drought risk; water supply risk; irrigation insurance; water use; Spain; drought; water markets; Western US; hydro-economic modelling; water policy; climate change; river basin management; water scarcity; water supply; risk reduction; risk curves; cost-benefit analysis; water management; water rights; water supply reliability; irrigation agriculture; allocation rules; priority rights; Po River Basin; institutional economics; climate change adaptation; cost of adaptation; water pricing; water-use efficiency; economic model; inter-sectoral; river basin; good water practices; tourist accommodation; tourist; Mediterranean; water reuse; reclaimed water; SWOT analysis; cluster analysis; n/a
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This Special Issue opens a new field of research in certain emerging innovative instruments, because it provides an in-depth revision of the main aspects of institutions and instruments available for the management and governance of droughts and water scarcity. The key aspects that institutions may...