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| Cooper, Bethany; Crase, Lin; Burton, Michael P.. |
| In most urban cities across Australia, water restrictions remain the dominant policy mechanism to restrict urban water consumption. The extensive adoption of water restrictions over several years means that Australian urban water prices have consistently not reflected the opportunity cost of water (Edwards 2008). Given the generally strong political support for water restrictions and the likelihood that they will persist for some time, there is value in understanding householders’ attitudes in this context. More specifically, identifying the welfare gains associated with avoiding urban water restrictions entirely would be a non-trivial contribution to our knowledge. This paper is used to describe the results from a contingent valuation study that... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Urban water restrictions; Water policy; Contingent valuation; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/58892 |
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| Cooper, Bethany; Crase, Lin. |
| The welfare costs of urban water restrictions are now well recognised, even if not yet quantified with precision (see, for example, Edwards 2008). Notwithstanding the costs that attend this form of intervention, governments have proven reluctant to abandon them, at least until additional infrastructure is in place. Accordingly, some form of behavioural constraint over the use of water is now applied in almost every major urban centre in Australia. Against this background there is value in understanding the motivations for individuals to comply with water restrictions. There is also much to be gained from developing an appreciation of the preferences for different restriction regimes. There is also scope to address wider politico-economic considerations as... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Urban water; Water restrictions; Choice modelling; Contingent valuation; Compliance behaviour. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48039 |
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