Abstract

The theme that binds together the four papers in this dissertation is the tracking of physical quantities of water used by industries in the economy, and an exploration of whether and how this tracking could be helpful in informing water policies, as applied to the state of Nevada or sub-regions of Nevada. The concept of water footprints has been wildly popular in disciplines outside of economics and has been used to help make policy decisions normally considered to lie within the economist's realm. Yet many economists shun 'footprints' in general and water footprints in particular, seeing them as descriptive methods that have little or nothing to add to policy analysis. This thesis attempts to bridge a gap between economists, engineers and planners and the popular imagination about what economic concepts footprints are related to and how they can best be used in policy analysis.

Details

Title
Water Use, Virtual Water and Water Footprints: Economic Modeling and Policy Analyses
Author
Fadali, Elizabeth
Publication year
2013
Publisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
ISBN
978-1-303-67094-7
Source type
Dissertation or Thesis
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1496774990
Copyright
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.

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