Water transfers and their impacts: Lessons from three Colorado water markets

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1055-1065

  Howe, Charles W ^a   Goemans, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensation; Economic efficiency; Economic impacts; Transaction costs; Water markets

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CATCHMENTS; ECONOMICS;

WATER TRANSFERS;

WATER RESOURCES;

ECONOMICS; RIVER BASIN; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TRANSMISSION;

ECONOMIC IMPACT; MARKET CONDITIONS; RIVER BASIN; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

ARKANSAS RIVER; COLORADO; SOUTH PLATTE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242407148     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2003.tb03692.x     Document Type: Article

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