Lewis D. Solomon

America's Water and Wastewater Crisis

The Role of Private Enterprise

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the role of private firms in the American water and wastewater industry. As more water infrastructure shifts from public- to private-sector control, vendors, consultants, and facilities are taking on more importance. Lewis D. Solomon presents an historical overview of water supply and treatment needs and the role of the government, including how water policy has been crafted. He argues that water scarcity is becoming a problem due to groundwater depletion, contamination, and patterns of consumption. He examines the impact of climate change on water availability and quality considering voluntary conservation programs and mandatory restrictions for water use. Solomon points to how for-profit firms can use technology to increase water supply. He describes what privatization would look like in practice and reviews evidence from two case studies. Solomon proposes privatization as a viable response to America's water crisis that can address both scarcity and capital problems. America's Water and Wastewater Crisis presents a careful examination of how the water industry has operated in the United States in the past and how it may work as we move into the future. This book is invaluable to environmental specialists, businessmen, and government officials.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Oktober 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 357g
• ISBN-13: 9781412849500
• ISBN-10: 1412849500
• Artikelnr.: 36128677

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