In this article, we estimate both the economic value of water and own-price and cross-price elasticities of water for the Chilean manufacturing industry using the production function approach. Estimating the production ...

Since 1981, water allocation in Chile has been based on a water use rights (WURs) market, with limited regulatory and supervisory mechanisms. The volume to be granted as permanent and eventual WURs is calculated from ...

Bogotá is the largest city in Colombia, it is the capital district and 20% of the Colombian population live there. Public reports have suggested that the vulnerability of water supply system in this city is high, mainly ...

This paper analyses the existence of convergence in residential water consumption across geographical regions by using econometric methods taken from the economic growth literature and a panel of water consumption of 348 ...

Understanding water consumption is crucial for sustainable management of water resources. Under climate change scenarios that project highly variable water availability, the need for public policies that assure efficiency ...

Water in sufficient quantity and quality is indispensable for multiple purposes like domestic and industrial use, irrigated agriculture, hydropower generation and ecosystem functioning. In many regions of the world, water ...

The project is being conducted in the town of Analândia, São Paulo, Brazil. The constructed wetlands system for water supply consists of a channel with floating aquatic macrophytes, HDS system (Water Decontamination with ...