Water

Water is the most abundant natural resource on the planet, the source of countless ecosystem services, and critical to industrial, agricultural, household, and recreational activities. Research by RFF experts helps inform effective water management policies that account for the value of water, address water quality and sustainability, and consider the challenges associated with water rights.

Journal Article
The Value of Household Water Service Quality in Lahore, Pakistan
Oct 29, 2010 | Sheila M. Olmstead, Agha Ali Akram | pp. 173-198
Water
Journal Article
Clean Technological Change in Developing-Country Industrial Clusters: Mexican Leather Tanning
Sep 1, 2010 | Allen Blackman, Arne Kildegaard | 115-132
Development and Environment Environmental Economics Topics Water
Blog Post
Valuing the Oil Spill’s Effects on Nature
Aug 20, 2010 | James N. Sanchirico
Sealing of the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico provides an opportune time to think about how ecosystems and coastal resources might be valued and how this information might be used to improve pollution and resource management policy.

Ecosystems Energy and Electricity Water
Issue Brief
Adaptations to Sustain High-Quality Freshwater Supplies in Response to Climate Change
Jun 11, 2010 | Alan P. Covich
Climate Change Water
Working Paper
Estimation of the Water Quality Amelioration Value of Wetlands: A Case Study of the Western Cape, South Africa
Jun 8, 2010 | Jane Turpie, Elizabeth Day, Vere Ross-Gillespie, Anton Louw
International Water Ecosystems
Issue Brief
Climate Adaptation and Watershed Transboundary Governance Institutions
Jun 2, 2010 | Marc K. Landy
Water Environmental Economics Topics Climate Change
Past Seminar
Coming Clean: An Economic Perspective on Water Quality Policy
Jun 2, 2010

Environmental Economics Topics Water
Working Paper
Lost Ecosystem Goods and Services as a Measure of Marine Oil Pollution Damages
May 20, 2010 | James W. Boyd
Ecosystems Water
Working Paper
Determinants of Performance of Drinking-Water Community Organizations: A Comparative Analysis of Case Studies in Rural Costa Rica
Feb 12, 2010 | Róger Madrigal, Francisco Alpízar, Achim Schlüter
Water International Development and Environment
Issue Brief
Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program
Feb 3, 2010 | Carolyn Kousky
Environmental Economics Topics Risk and Uncertainty Water

GHG vs. GDP: Separating Signal from Noise

Adding Environmental Certainty to a Carbon Tax

Understanding a New Study on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions

The Economics of Electricity System Resilience

Economic Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Resilience in the Bulk Power System

What Research Says on Key Fracking Debate Issues

Richard G. Newell

Ann M. Bartuska

Raymond J. Kopp

Terri O'Brien

Ross van der Linde

Paula Wolferseder Yabar

European Union Reforms Its Carbon Emissions Market

How to Harness Human Nature in a Heatwave

Carbon Pricing for US Electricity Sector Now More Effective and Less Expensive

How to Harness Human Nature in a Heatwave

Carbon Pricing for US Electricity Sector Now More Effective and Less Expensive

Celebrating Collaborative Research and Expanding RFF’s Horizons

Water

The Value of Household Water Service Quality in Lahore, Pakistan

Clean Technological Change in Developing-Country Industrial Clusters: Mexican Leather Tanning

Valuing the Oil Spill’s Effects on Nature

Adaptations to Sustain High-Quality Freshwater Supplies in Response to Climate Change

Estimation of the Water Quality Amelioration Value of Wetlands: A Case Study of the Western Cape, South Africa

Climate Adaptation and Watershed Transboundary Governance Institutions

Coming Clean: An Economic Perspective on Water Quality Policy

Lost Ecosystem Goods and Services as a Measure of Marine Oil Pollution Damages

Determinants of Performance of Drinking-Water Community Organizations: A Comparative Analysis of Case Studies in Rural Costa Rica

Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program