The role of restrictions in urban water management: reflections from the Australian drought

Chong, J

The role of restrictions in urban water management: reflections from the Australian drought

Chong, J

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Publisher:: International Water Association (IWA)
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: 2nd International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics, and Finance, 2009, pp. 1 - 10
Issue Date:: 2009-01

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dc.contributor.author	Chong, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	International Water Association, IWA	en_US
dc.date	2009-07-03	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2nd International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics, and Finance, 2009, pp. 1 - 10	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/11877
dc.description.abstract	In many Australian cities, restrictions on water use have recently been in place for prolonged periods. This paper examines the role of residential restrictions in efficient urban water management. Gaps in empirical evidence on the costs of restrictions limit the achievement of efficient outcomes. A case study demonstrates the uncertainty of estimating the costs of restrictions using benefit transfer and consumer surplus methods. Scarcity-based pricing has potential as an alternative to restrictions, but more information would be required to assess equity and distributional concerns. The paper concludes that more empirical evidence about the impacts of restrictions is required to inform urban water management, and there is a need for extending the methods for eliciting preferences about and attitudes towards restrictions.	en_US
dc.publisher	International Water Association (IWA)	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	2nd International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics, and Finance	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Conference on Water Economics, Statistics, and Finance	en_US
dc.title	The role of restrictions in urban water management: reflections from the Australian drought	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
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utslib.location.activity	Alexandroupolis, Greece	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics	en_US
dc.location.activity	Alexandroupolis, Greece	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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Abstract:

In many Australian cities, restrictions on water use have recently been in place for prolonged periods. This paper examines the role of residential restrictions in efficient urban water management. Gaps in empirical evidence on the costs of restrictions limit the achievement of efficient outcomes. A case study demonstrates the uncertainty of estimating the costs of restrictions using benefit transfer and consumer surplus methods. Scarcity-based pricing has potential as an alternative to restrictions, but more information would be required to assess equity and distributional concerns. The paper concludes that more empirical evidence about the impacts of restrictions is required to inform urban water management, and there is a need for extending the methods for eliciting preferences about and attitudes towards restrictions.

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