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An Economic Approach To Allocating River Water To Estuaries In South Africa, Stephen Hosking
An Economic Approach To Allocating River Water To Estuaries In South Africa, Stephen Hosking
Economics Seminar Series
Estuaries are last in line as a recipient of river water and for this reason they are particularly vulnerable to negative environmental impacts due to water scarcity and pollution. They only receive the runoff that has not been abstracted or prevented from reaching rivers. When this runoff is substantially reduced their functionality is undermined and they often become less attractive for recreational use. This paper explores some aspects entailed in efficiently managing the allocation of water to estuaries problem and some associated problems. It is shown that efficient management requires the marginal social costs of the inflows to be brought …