The End of Abundance: Economic Solutions to Water Scarcity
SKU: 20783
The effects of scarcity on our many water uses are far-reaching. The author explores economic solutions to close the ever-growing gap between water supply and demand.
Description
In a past of abundance, we had clean water to meet our many demands. We did not need to regulate water or ration demand. Our demand has grown and scarcity has replaced abundance. We do not have as much clean water as we want. We can respond to the end of abundance with old ideas or adopt new tools specifically designed to address water scarcity. In this book, David Zetland describes the impact of scarcity on our many water uses. He explains how the institutions of abundance fail in scarcity and how economic ideas and tools can help us direct water to its highest and best use. Written for non-academic readers, The End of Abundance provides examples, insights, and ideas to anyone interested in the management of our most precious resource. A native Californian, Zetland earned a PhD in Agriculture and Resource Economics from UC Davis and has studied the political economy of water at UC Berkeley. He is a senior water economist at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.