| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 270 pages) : illustrations |
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Routledge revivals |
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Routledge revivals.
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| Contents |
2. Water Environment and National Planning 7 -- Water in the Economy 7 -- Priority of the Water Agenda 7 -- Investments in the Water Sector 8 -- How does the Water Sector Relate to the Economy as a Whole? 9 -- Need for a Multi-disciplinary Approach 10 -- Horizontal and Vertical Inter-linkages in Water Sector Planning 11 -- Towards Integrated Water Resource Strategies 11 -- Methodologies for Economic Planning 15 -- Environmental Accounts and Engineering Techniques 19 -- Study Focus: Trigger Effects of Water in the Economy 21 -- An Empirical Example: Morocco 22 -- 3. Methodology 27 -- Account Balances 28 -- Material Balances 28 -- Hydrological Balance 28 -- Water Resource Planning and Management 35 -- River Basin Approach 36 -- Water Allocation System 37 -- Intersectoral Water Allocation 40 -- Shadow Price of Water 41 -- Incorporating Uncertainty into the Process 42 -- Integrating Water into the Macroeconomic System 44 -- Balancing Water-Related Activities 45 -- Water as Part of the Production Process of the Economic Sectors 47 -- Merging the Two Accounts: Water and the Economy 48 -- Economic Impact Analysis 52 -- Leontief's Input-Output Analysis 52 -- Multipliers and Ratios 54 -- Economy-Wide Value of Water 56 -- Framework for an Integrated Water Resource Strategy 60 -- Scenarios for Selected Water Policy Options 60 -- Towards an Action Plan 63 -- 4. Application: Case Study of Morocco 65 -- Morocco 66 -- Moroccan Economy 67 -- Overview of the Water Sector in Morocco 68 -- Water-Stress Situation 68 -- Oum Er Rbia, Bou Regrag and Sebou River Basins 70 -- Institutional Framework 74 -- Social Account Matrix for Morocco 75 -- Macro-Economic Integrated Analysis of Hydrology Model (MEIAH) 76 -- Modeling Approach 77 -- A User-Friendly Framework 77 -- Moroccan Base Scenario 82 -- Base Scenario Results and Economic Framework 83 -- Analysis of the River Basin Approach 83 -- Urban Demand: Domestic and Industry 87 -- Agricultural Production and Trade 88 -- Water Accounts for the Base Scenario--Adjustment of Three-Basin Data to National Level 96 -- Water Input-Output Table for Morocco 105 -- Water Input-Output Table 114 -- Closed Matrix to Households 123 -- Multipliers and Ratios 128 -- Output Multipliers 128 -- Income Multipliers 129 -- Employment Multipliers 136 -- Water Use Multipliers 137 -- Macro-Economic Value of Water 139 -- Economic Effects 139 -- A Linear Programming Approach 139 -- Scenario Analysis 140 -- Sensitivity to Water Availability 141 -- Economy-Wide Demand Curve 144 -- Interpretation 146 -- 5. Economic Analysis and Policy Implications 149 -- Moving Beyond the Scenario of the Present to Evaluate Possible Future Scenarios 149 -- Sustaining the Environment 150 -- Environmental Scenario Analysis 151 -- Domestic Policy Reforms 154 -- Not All Policy Options Are Analysed Here 155 -- Cropping-Pattern Policy--Scenario C 158 -- Global Balance and Inter-Basin Transfers 159 -- Cost to the Government and Pricing Policies 161 -- International Policies: Scenarios D and E 162 -- Scenario D: Free Trade with 50% Freeing of Cropping Patterns 162 -- Scenario E: The Relationship Among Water, Trade, and Food Security 164 -- Targeting Priority Investments 165 -- How Best to Invest a Million DH? 167 -- Investing in the Water Sector 168 -- Investing in Agriculture 172 -- Investing in Industry and Services 173 -- Choice of Investments 176 -- Strategic Conclusions 176 -- 6. Conclusions and Future Development 179 -- Implementation of the MEIAH Model 182 -- What Is the Model and Who Is It For? 182 -- How Can Such a Model Be Used? 183 -- Application of the Model to other Countries 184 -- Future Developments 184 -- For MEIAH as Applied to Morocco 184 -- Limitations of the Input-Output Model 185 -- Onward Creation of a Water CGE Model 186 -- Appendix 2 MEAIH-1n Model: A Decision Support System 217 -- Appendix 3 Background on the Input-Output Table Used in MEIAH, and on Parallel Work by Others 237 -- Appendix 4 Dealing with Uncertainty in Policy Decisions 247 |
| Summary |
"This title was first published in 2001. Providing a new methodology to analyze the fundamental interrelationship between the sustainable management of a country's water resources and the formulation of effective strategies for socio-economic development, this book captures the complex nature of water and its effect on a macro economy."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 16, 2018) |
| Subject |
Water-supply -- Economic aspects
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Water resources development -- Economic aspects
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Economic development.
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Macroeconomics.
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economic development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Economic development
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Macroeconomics
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Water resources development -- Economic aspects
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Water-supply -- Economic aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351776974 |
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1351776975 |
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