Environmental water efficiency: Maximizing benefits and minimizing costs of environmental water use and management

被引:17
作者
Horne, Avril C. [1 ]
O'Donnell, Erin L. [2 ]
Loch, Adam J. [3 ]
Adamson, David C. [3 ]
Hart, Barry [4 ,5 ]
Freebairn, John [6 ]
机构
[1] Univ Melbourne, Dept Engn, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne Law Sch, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[3] Univ Adelaide, Ctr Global Food & Resources, Adelaide, SA, Australia
[4] Monash Univ, Water Studies Ctr, Echuca, Australia
[5] Water Sci Pty Ltd, Echuca, Australia
[6] Univ Melbourne, Dept Econ, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
来源
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-WATER | 2018年 / 5卷 / 04期
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
efficiency; environmental flow; environmental water; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; TRANSACTION COSTS; POLICY; FLOWS;
D O I
10.1002/wat2.1285
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Environmental water management is a relatively new discipline, with concepts, management practice and institutional mechanisms that are still emerging. The efficient and effective use of environmental water to maximize environmental benefits, or environmental water use efficiency, is one such emerging concept. Currently, much of the focus is on allocative efficiency, where the objective is to achieve a better balance between consumptive and environmental water uses in a cost-effective way. However, this may not provide the most efficient and effective way to manage environmental water in the long term, where managers are seeking productive (or operational) efficiency. Here, the objective is to maximize environmental outcomes relative to the cost of managing the available resource. This paper explores the concept of water use efficiency in the context of environmental water. This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Planning Water Human Water > Value of Water
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