Water Resources

Private versus Public Goods

  • Private Goods
  • Rival goods
  • Public Goods
  • Congestible goods

Water Rights

  • Riparian rights
  • Prior appropriation (appropriative rights)


Non-exclusive resource use

  • Fisheries

Renewable resources with multiple uses

  • Forests

Sustainable Resource Use

 

Assignment for Next Time
Read pp 308-309 Bring a cell phone and good running shoes to the next class. Dress appropriately for the weather. Come to class with a basic understanding of the concept of cost-space convergence and time-space convergence.

 

 

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