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Explaining the Value of Water
Author(s) -
Grigg Neil S.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.5991/opf.2012.38.0019
Subject(s) - value (mathematics) , natural resource economics , tap water , environmental economics , water supply , resource (disambiguation) , business , economics , water resource management , microeconomics , environmental science , environmental engineering , computer science , computer network , machine learning
If water is Earth's most valuable resource and essential to life, why are water utilities underfunded? The answers seem obvious. Utility customers turn on the tap and expect a reliable supply of clean water but don't expect to pay much for it.