The economic value of water use: Implications for implementing the Water Framework Directive in Scotland

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 484-496

  Moran, Dominic ^a   Dann, Sabrina ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Analysis Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Water Framework Directive; Water valuation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ECONOMIC PRINCIPLE; ECONOMIC VALUE OF WATER; EUROPEAN UNION WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; GOOD ECOLOGICAL STATUS; SCARCE RESOURCES; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL VALUES; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES; WATER USE; WATER VALUATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS;

DRINKING WATER;

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EUROPEAN UNION; RESOURCE SCARCITY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HYDROPOWER; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); QUALITY CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 40849147590     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.01.043     Document Type: Article

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