
Water an Element of Life
Price Sensitivity and Consumption by Marginalised
- 300 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Water Rights Issues
- 3 National Water Scenario
- 4 National Water Policy
- 5 Urban Water Management
- 6 Case Study: Delhi
- 7 The Water Sector in Delhi: An Overview
- 8 Municipal Water Supply in Delhi: Reach and Penetration
- 9 Price Sensitivity of Household Water Demand
- 10 Water Consumption by the Marginalised
- 11 Observations and Recommendations - The Way Forward
- Glossary
- References and Bibliography
- About the Authors