Clear as mud?
Research, New Zealand Institute of Economic | December 2018
Abstract
New Zealand’s freshwater resources are under pressure like never before. Public disputes over damming rivers for irrigation, the contamination of water supplies in Havelock North in 2015, and the media drumbeat on the deterioration of water quality and swimmable rivers all put the matter firmly on the political agenda during last election.
Competition for water in some catchments and uncertainty about society’s preferences about how water should be used creates conflicts and impedes resolution. What can economics tell us about how communities value water? What can economists do to help and inform those who have to make the hard decisions?
Citation
Research, New Zealand Institute of Economic. 2018. Clear as mud?. © New Zealand Institute of Economic Research. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/9699.Keywords
Water Access To Water
Available Water
Water Resources Development
Demand For Water
Drinking Water
Drinking Water And Sanitation
Development Challenges
Development Issues
Rural Development
Rural Development Projects
Rural Development Research
Sustainable Development
Underdevelopment
Health, Education, Water
Human Right To Water
Potable Water
Quality Of Water
Right To Water
Rural Water Supply
Safe Water
Water And Sanitation, Electricity
Rural areas
Rural planning
Rural poverty
Development assistance
Aid in kind
Standard of living
Strategic planning
Development strategy
Water Shortage
ADB
Development assistance
Infrastructure projects
Sustainable growth
Energy
Infrastructure projects
Sustainable growth
Energy
Economic development projects
Human rights and globalization
Developing countries
Community development
Water
Drinking water protection
Water-supply
Freshwater quality
Infrastructure
Partnership
Mill
Water
Watershed restoration
Experimental watershed areas
Mountain watersheds
Urban watersheds
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