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As water development expands and the resource becomes scarcer, the construction and management of water projects become less a means of adding to aggregate supplies and more a means of allocating supplies among alternative sectors such as irrigation, hous

TitleBalancing water demands with supplies : the role of management in a world of increasing scarcity
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1993
AuthorsFrederick, KD
Secondary TitleWorld Bank technical paper
Volumeno. 189
Paginationvii, 72 p.: 1 fig., 4 tab.
Date Published1993-01-01
PublisherWorld Bank
Place PublishedWashington, DC, USA
ISBN Number0821322907
Keywordsadministration, desalination, irrigation, legislation, planning, recycling, water conservation, water demand, water management, water quality, water rights, water shortage
Abstract

As water development expands and the resource becomes scarcer, the construction and management of water projects become less a means of adding to aggregate supplies and more a means of allocating supplies among alternative sectors such as irrigation, households, industry, and various instream users. That is, a water project becomes a form of demand management. This document examines the experience of OECD countries to assess the relative advantages and disadvantages of voluntary and regulatory approaches for: i. transferring water among alternative uses; ii. encouraging conservation; and iii. protecting instream flows and water quality.

NotesBibliography: p. 69-72
Custom 1202.6, 276

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