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Water pricing as a demand management option: dilemmas, challenges, and prospects

Water pricing as a demand management option: dilemmas, challenges, and prospects
Dr.Nuran Çakır Yıldız
Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, School of Social Sciences,
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Email: nurcak@gmail.com
Abstract
This study starts with the economic policy of water, and then the most basic difficulties encountered in water pricing are introduced It continues with studies on both the theory and applications of water pricing. Finally, it concludes with recommendations within the framework of the principles and logic of water pricing.
This study focuses on improving and disseminating pricing services as substantial solutions for the effective use of water resources and the protection of the environment. It also involves issues like the "economic dimension" of water, the "right to water," and the "economic value of water."
Related to the subject, it is expected to make two main contributions regarding both theory and practice of water pricing. (i) to provide an overview of the economics of water pricing; (ii) to illustrate the key dimensions and challenges of water pricing
The center of the study is to summarize important steps for policymakers seeking effective and efficient water pricing.

Keywords: Water pricing, Water demand management, Supply-side water management Environmental sustainability, Evolution of sustainable development

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