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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Gauging the Vulnerability of Local Water Utilities to Extreme Weather Events
Autores: | Hersh,   Robert; Wernstedt,   Kris.
Data: | 2005-10-26
Ano: | 2001
Palavras-chave: | Water utilities; Extreme events; Environmental planning; Climate variability; Climate change; Adaptation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.
Resumo: | Water utilities that rely on surface water may be vulnerable to future droughts and floods, a vulnerability that may be magnified by climate perturbations as well as shorter-term and, in some cases, ongoing changes in the political and regulatory environment in which utilities operate. Unfortunately, day-to-day responsibilities currently occupy most utility operators, leaving little time to plan for inherently uncertain effects. The record of actual responses to past droughts and floods can be illuminating, however, particularly when placed in the context of plausible hydrologic and institutional disruptions. This paper draws on interviews of water utility operators in the northwestern U.S. to highlight opportunities and constraints that water utilities may face vis-à-vis such disruptions. Key considerations affecting vulnerabilities include water rights, institutional barriers to efficient utility operations, hazards management policy, and the fiscal status of utilities.
Tipo: | Working or Discussion Paper
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

18566

http://purl.umn.edu/10649

Editor: | AgEcon Search

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Resources for the Future&gt;Discussion Papers

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