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ENVIRONMENT & POLICY VOLUME 48
The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume
Phoebe Koundouri Editor
Coping with Water Deficiency From Research to Policymaking With Examples from Southern Europe, the Mediterranean and Developing Countries
Dr Phoebe Koundouri (BA, MPhil, MSc, PhD) Assistant Professor in Economics DIEES, Athens University of Economics and Business 76, Patission Street Athens 104 34 Greece E-mail: [email protected] Web Page: http://www.phoebekoundouri.com
Cover Illustration: Characteristic of coastal arid in the south mediterannean region, photo by Phoebe Koundouri
ISBN: 978-1-4020-6614-6
e-ISBN: 978-1-4020-6615-3
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As always, to Nikitas, and for the first time to our little Chrisilou, who came to this world when I was editing this book. Also, to my parents; they know why.
Acknowledgements
My debt is to the European Commission DG Research for financially supporting the ARID Cluster of projects and to the responsible scientific officer, Dr. Panagiotis Balabanis, for trusting me with the coordination of the 80 researchers and the three interdisciplinary European Research projects (Aquadapt, MEDIS, WaterStrategy Man) that participated in this cluster. I am also grateful to all the contributing authors of this book, for sharing their research results and worldwide experiences in the field of water economics and management. Moreover, I owe a special intellectual debt to all my colleagues from the Athens University of Economics and Business, and also to my co-authors from the University of Cambridge, University of Toulouse, University College London, University of Reading, University of California, San Diego, OECD and the World Bank. I thank them for providing me with a stimulating and challenging academic environment. I also wish to thank my publisher, Springer, whose staff were enthusiastic and helpful about this book since proposal stage. I owe a special thanks to Tamara Welschot and Judith Terpos.
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Contents
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Contributors ...................................................................................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................... Phoebe Koundouri, Yiannis Kountouris, and Kyriaki Remoundou
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Part I Results from the ARID Cluster and other European Research Projects Chapter 2 Water Management on Medite
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