David Zetland

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David Zetland Senior water economist www.aguanomics.com

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Water, energy and the economy

Posted on January 8th, 2013
Everyone on Earth uses water and energy every day. We use water for drinking, bathing, cooking, and producing everything from silicon chips to potato chips. We use energy for heating, cooling, transportation and any number of domestic and industrial processes. We would die without access to clean fresh water. We would be miserable without using energy from renewable and non-renewable sources. Read More
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Posted in Environment, Solutions

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The value of water versus the price we pay

Posted on August 7th, 2012
It's a fact that humans cannot live – let alone engage in economic activities – without water. This fact would support a claim that the value of water is equivalent to the value of all of our economic activities, but that claim is a bit too bold. Read More
Posted in Economics

How we should manage water but sometimes don’t

Posted on July 16th, 2012
Economists classify water uses into four categories – private good, club good, common pool good or public good – depending on who has access to the water and how it’s consumed. These categories make it easier to understand how we should manage water, but we don’t always follow that recommendation. Read More
Posted in Economics

Water and the economy

Posted on June 27th, 2012
Water, to borrow a cliché, runs silent and deep in our economies, societies and lives. We need water to live, eat, work and play. These facts are obvious but sometimes we forget them. Statistics reinforce our collective myopia, since the value we derive from water services far exceeds the price we pay. Read More
Posted in Economics