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Water resources management in small island countries Cost recovery and demand management
Author(s) -
Brewster Marcia
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1990.tb00377.x
Subject(s) - demand management , limiting , context (archaeology) , business , environmental economics , water resources , natural resource economics , economics , engineering , geography , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology , macroeconomics , archaeology
The concepts of cost recovery and demand management in the context of water resources for small island countries are introduced. Water pricing mechanisms which could be used to achieve the goal of cost recovery are discussed. Regulatory and economic measures, and pricing policies for limiting increases in demand (‘demand management’) are also presented. Examples from island countries are used to illustrate the policies discussed.