TY - BOOK ID - 136325532 TI - Cooperative Game Theory and Its Application to Natural, Environmental, and Water Resource Issues : 3. Application To Water Resources AU - Parrachino, Irene AU - Dinar, Ariel AU - Patrone, Fioravante PY - 2006 PB - Washington, D.C., The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Cost Recovery KW - Cost Sharing KW - Economic Theory and Research KW - Environment KW - Environmental Economics and Policies KW - Industry KW - Law and Development KW - Macroeconomics and Economic Growth KW - Marginal Cost KW - Municipalities KW - Public Works KW - Sanitation and Sewerage KW - Town Water Supply and Sanitation KW - Urban Water KW - Urban Water Supply KW - Wastewater Treatment KW - Water KW - Water and Industry KW - Water Conservation KW - Water Consumption KW - Water Infrastructure KW - Water Law KW - Water Policy KW - Water Projects KW - Water Resource KW - Water Resources KW - Water Rights KW - Water Sector KW - Water Supply and Sanitation KW - Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions KW - Water Supply and Systems KW - Water Supply Facilities KW - Water Supply System KW - Water Supply Systems UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:136325532 AB - This paper reviews various applications of cooperative game theory (CGT) to issues of water resources. With an increase in the competition over various water resources, the incidents of disputes have been in the center of allocation agreements. The paper reviews the cases of various water uses, such as multi-objective water projects, irrigation, groundwater, hydropower, urban water supply, wastewater, and transboundary water disputes. In addition to providing examples of cooperative solutions to allocation problems, the conclusion from this review suggests that cooperation over scarce water resources is possible under a variety of physical conditions and institutional arrangements. In particular, the various approaches for cost sharing and for allocation of physical water infrastructure and flow can serve as a basis for stable and efficient agreement, such that long-term investments in water projects are profitable and sustainable. The latter point is especially important, given recent developments in water policy in various countries and regional institutions such as the European Union (Water Framework Directive), calling for full cost recovery of investments and operation and maintenance in water projects. The CGT approaches discussed and demonstrated in this paper can provide a solid basis for finding possible and stable cost-sharing arrangements. ER -