Sustainability and equity
Submitted by Aguanomics Blog
TS sent this paper [pdf], which describes “The sustainable residential water use [sic]: Sustainability, efficiency and social equity. The European experience,” but you probably will want to skip the obtuse discussion of sustainability. The author wades through three pages of confusion before settling on (paraphrasing) “sustainable water use means that you use as much water (or less) than you receive.” No duh.
There’s a mildly interesting description of retail water pricing mechanisms (not prices) in Athens, Amsterdam, London, Seville and Tel Aviv. The author also points out that increasing block rates are not “fair” if they do not take the number of household members into account. No duh. Again.
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