Undermining demand management with supply management: Moral hazard in Israeli water policies

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Katz, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Conservation; Demand management; Moral hazard; Supply management; Water policy

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DESALINATION; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

DROUGHT CONDITIONS; MANAGEMENT MEASURES; MANAGEMENT POLICY; MORAL HAZARD; PUBLIC PERCEPTION; SUPPLY MANAGEMENT; WATER POLICIES; WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PERCEPTION; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ISRAEL;

EID: 84965177578     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w8040159     Document Type: Article

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