Search for dissertations about: "water management economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words water management economics.

2. 1. Irrigation water management : A performance study of the Rahad scheme in Sudan, 1977-1996

   Author : Nighisty Ghezae; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economic history; Rahad scheme; irrigation management; water supply activities; agricultural extension activity; performance assessment; main system management; on-farm management; organizational structure; Ekonomisk historia; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia; Ekonomisk historia; Economic History;

   Abstract : The central objectives of this study is to assess the performance of irrigation water management of the Rahad scheme in Sudan between 1977 and 1996. The study assesses how well the scheme has succeeded in achieving irrigation management objectives using the criteria of productivity, equity, cost recovery and environmental stability. READ MORE

4. 2. Mixing Oil and Water : Studies of the Namibian Economy

   Author : Jesper Stage; Karl-Gustaf Löfgren; Anders Danielson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Namibia; energy use; structural decomposition analysis; hedonic pricing; townships; groundwater use; fisheries; bioeconomic modelling; Nationalekonomi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers studying economic aspects of natural resource and environmental management in Namibia.Paper [I] analyses changes in Namibian energy use patterns between 1980 and 1998. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Natural Resource Economics

   Author : Godwin Kofi Vondolia; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; natural resource management; bribery; social exclusion; spatial fishery management; exclusive economic zone; contingent valuation; payment vehicles; soil and water conservation; fertilizer subsidy;

   Abstract : Paper 1: Enforcement of exogenous environmental regulation, social disapproval and bribery Many resource users are not directly involved in the formulation and enforcement of resource management rules and regulations in developing countries. As a result, resource users do not generally accept such rules. READ MORE

6. 4. How to deal with the encroachment costs in road investment CBA

   Author : Pernilla Ivehammar; Jan Owen Jansson; Krister Hjalte; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; CBA; road investment; COPATS; cost transfer; encroachment; CVM; CBA; väginvesteringar; COPATS; cost transfer; intrång; CVM; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : An important basis for decisions regarding road investments is Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA), where all costs and benefits should be taken into account and expressed in monetary terms. A valuation of the cost for the encroachment caused by a new road in, for example, a recreation area or a residential area is, however, missing in road investment CBA. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on the economic impacts of floods and landslides

   Author : Elin Spegel; Kristina Ek; Artti Juutinen; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Floods; Landslides; Individual preferences; Willigness to pay; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and four self-contained papers addressing aspects that are important for how the negative societal effects of natural disasters can be handled, using floods and landslides in the Gothenburg region in Sweden as examples. In paper I the valuation of the benefits of reducing the negative effects of floods, namely, property damage, traffic disturbances and water supply security, were analysed, using a choice experiment. READ MORE