Water an Element of Life
eBook - ePub

Water an Element of Life

Price Sensitivity and Consumption by Marginalised

  1. 300 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Water an Element of Life

Price Sensitivity and Consumption by Marginalised

About this book

This book discusses, the issues with respect to consumption of water by the marginalised (poor) sections of the society and the efficacy of using pricing policy as a tool for overall demand management of household water. It includes a case study based on the survey of the municipal water supply in Delhi. It covers water scenario at the national level, suggesting regulatory framework and reforms for the efficient urban water management in India. There are several conflicts around the water resource such as - equitable access; competing uses; issue of quality and availability; commercialisation and privatisation, the book provides an outline for their resolution. The authors examine urban water management in relation to - reach of municipal water supply to households; price sensitivity of different income groups; consumption pattern amongst various sources; conservation efforts and public private partnership.

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Information

Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9789390513031
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. List of Tables
  9. List of Figures
  10. List of Abbreviations
  11. Preface
  12. 1 Introduction
  13. 2 Water Rights Issues
  14. 3 National Water Scenario
  15. 4 National Water Policy
  16. 5 Urban Water Management
  17. 6 Case Study: Delhi
  18. 7 The Water Sector in Delhi: An Overview
  19. 8 Municipal Water Supply in Delhi: Reach and Penetration
  20. 9 Price Sensitivity of Household Water Demand
  21. 10 Water Consumption by the Marginalised
  22. 11 Observations and Recommendations - The Way Forward
  23. Glossary
  24. References and Bibliography
  25. About the Authors