Lewis D Solomon

America's Water and Wastewater Crisis

The Role of Private Enterprise

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of private firms in the American water and wastewater industry

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 162mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781412818230
• ISBN-10: 1412818230
• Artikelnr.: 33129182

Autorenporträt

Lewis D. Solomon

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 1
Part I. Historical Overview
2. The Development, Ownership, Federal Funding
and Regulation of Water and Wastewater Systems
in the United States: A Historical Overview
Part II. Water Scarcity
3. Water Scarcity in the United States, Climate
Change, and Public Sector Conservation Efforts
4. Technology Commercialization by the Private
Sector Increases Water Supplies and Facilitates
Conservation
Part III. Infrastructure Privatization, Comparative
Background, and Privatization Incentives
5. Modes of Privatization, Comparative Background,
and Privatization Incentives
6. Privatization of Water Supply and Wastewater
Treatment Infrastructure: A Conceptual Analysis
7. Privatization in Practice: Evidence from
Empirical Studies
America's Water and Wastewater Crisis
8. Privatization in Practice: Evidence from
Two Case Studies
9. Conclusion: The Role of Private Enterprise in
Meeting America's Water Supply and
Wastewater Treatment Crisis
Index