N. Papandreou

Bio: N. Papandreou is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Water Framework Directive & Water pricing. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 7 publications receiving 24 citations.

Water Resources Management Sustaining Socio-Economic Welfare

Abstract: Contributors.- Preface.- Chapter 1: A Bird's Eye View of the Greek Water Situation: The Potential for the Implementation of the EU WFD.- Chapter 2: Introducing the Case Study, the Asopos River Basin in Greece.- Chapter 3: The Economic Characterization of Asopos River Basin.- Chapter 4: Simulating Residential Water Demand and Water Pricing Issues.- Chapter 5: An Econometric Analysis of Agricultural Production, Focusing on the Shadow Price of Groundwater: Policies Towards Socio-Economic Sustainability.- Chapter 6: A Choice Experiment for the Estimation of the Economic Value of the River Ecosystem: Management Policies for Sustaining NATURA (2000) species and the Coastal Environment.- Chapter 7: A Value Transfer Approach for the Economic Estimation of Industrial Pollution: Policy Recommendations.- Chapter 8: A Laboratory Experiment for the Estimation of Health Risks: Policy Recommendations.- Chapter 9: An Economically Efficient, Environmentally Sustainable and Socially Equitable Decision Support System for Asopos River Basin: A Manual of Measures.- Chapter 10: Creating the Institutional Background to Support the Implementation of the Policy Manual.- Index.

A Bird’s Eye View of the Greek Water Situation: The Potential for the Implementation of the EU WFD

Abstract: The Water Framework Directive (WFD) was formulated for addressing the weaknesses of the previous water-related directives. The main steps that WFD involves could be summarized in the setting of ecological standards, the identification of anthropogenic pressures and the adoption of corrective measures. This introductory chapter describes the water situation in Greece and assesses the potential of the timely implementation of the European Union’s (EU) WFD. In this context, the significance of Asopos River Basin (RB) is put into perspective. More analytically, the chapter presents: (a) the employed methodology that enables rapid assessment of the status quo of the water situation in each Greek catchment, as compared to the requirements and targets of the EU WFD, (b) the implementation of this methodology on each of the 14 Greek River Basin Districts (RBDs) and (c) relevant empirical results. The main objective of the chapter is to present the rapid-appraisal methodology that was developed for the estimation of the cost-recovery level for water services in the 14 Greek RBDs. Results from this ‘quick appraisal’ clearly highlight the need for reforms in the current pricing policy and preparation of a package of measures, as proposed in Chaps. 9 and 10, in order for the water bodies to reach good ecological status and the water management to ensure full recovery of the cost of water services as required under article 11 of the WFD.

A Value Transfer Approach for the Economic Estimation of Industrial Pollution: Policy Recommendations

Abstract: In order to make possible an economic estimation of industrial pollution, which is one of the main polluters in the Asopos River Basin (RB), another method that of Benefit Transfer (BT) was applied and is presented in this chapter. The fact that gathering primary site-specific data is costly and time-consuming has made BT a more and more popular alternative for the valuation of ecosystem goods and services and it offers a considerable potential in the light of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) implementation. In a broad sense, BT method uses existing economic value estimates from one location to another similar site in another location. In this context, the objective of this chapter is to present an empirical application of the methodology of transfer value. A number of valuation studies in the European territory that have explored the impact of industry on water degradation are reviewed in order for a suitable ‘match’ to be made between the Asopos RB and a suitable existing valuation study from which to source economic value information and hence perform the valuation exercise. The chapter closes with conclusions and recommendations for policy design.

Water resources management sustaining socio-economic welfare : the implementation of the European water framework directive in Asopos river basin in Greece

Abstract: Contributors.- Preface.- Chapter 1: A Bird's Eye View of the Greek Water Situation: The Potential for the Implementation of the EU WFD.- Chapter 2: Introducing the Case Study, the Asopos River Basin in Greece.- Chapter 3: The Economic Characterization of Asopos River Basin.- Chapter 4: Simulating Residential Water Demand and Water Pricing Issues.- Chapter 5: An Econometric Analysis of Agricultural Production, Focusing on the Shadow Price of Groundwater: Policies Towards Socio-Economic Sustainability.- Chapter 6: A Choice Experiment for the Estimation of the Economic Value of the River Ecosystem: Management Policies for Sustaining NATURA (2000) species and the Coastal Environment.- Chapter 7: A Value Transfer Approach for the Economic Estimation of Industrial Pollution: Policy Recommendations.- Chapter 8: A Laboratory Experiment for the Estimation of Health Risks: Policy Recommendations.- Chapter 9: An Economically Efficient, Environmentally Sustainable and Socially Equitable Decision Support System for Asopos River Basin: A Manual of Measures.- Chapter 10: Creating the Institutional Background to Support the Implementation of the Policy Manual.- Index.

Introducing the Case Study, the Asopos River Basin in Greece

Abstract: The case study area is presented in this chapter. The study area comprises the river and estuary of Asopos and the lagoon of Oropos northeast of Attica. Along the Asopos river human activities, mainly agriculture and industrial take place. Industrial and agricultural effluents pollute the river, the aquifers and the soils of the area, making it a negative example of the impacts to humans and environment that arise from non sustainable use of natural resources. The chapter starts by presenting the geographical distribution of the river system and the water bodies of the catchment. The chapter presents also a review of the related legislation that has contributed to its current situation. Then the current water status of the catchment is described, while the pressures and related impacts in the catchment are examined. Afterwards the focus is on the social and environmental functions and values of Asopos River and Oropos Lagoon. Identifying the main social, economic and environmental impacts of degradation in the area provides the background for the analysis that follows in the subsequent chapters.

Ecosystem Services, Values, and Societal Perceptions of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams

Abstract: Ecosystem services (ES) are the benefits to human society that are directly attributable to the ecological functioning of ecosystems. To date, ES and their values in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) have been largely overlooked. This chapter discusses ES provided by IRES, the economic values attached to them, and how current understanding of these services affects societal perception of IRES. Principal ES are identified and predictions are made about the level of their provision during different hydrological phases of IRES. Considering the benefits accruing from IRES, their ES are explored in terms of use and nonuse values. Examples are presented to demonstrate the use of economic techniques to estimate the economic value of a number of ES in IRES. Last, this chapter addresses how societal perceptions affect the valuation of IRES and their ES compared to perennial rivers and how these societal perceptions influence the management of IRES.

Modelling Household Water Demand in Europe - Insights from a Cross-Country Econometric Analysis of EU-28 countries

Abstract: Modelování poptávky po vodě nabralo na významu spolu s rostoucí potřebou lépe rozumět tržním a netržním užitím vody kvůli evaluaci realokace, investičních benefitů a jiných opatření. V Evropě je podle článku 9 Rámcové směrnice o vodě vyžadována implementace takového zpoplatnění vody, které zvýší efektivnost jejího užívání. Cenové nástroje jsou Evropskou komisí (2012) zdůrazňovány jako účinné prostředky k motivaci odběratelů, které kombinují environmentální a ekonomické benefity a zároveň podporují inovace. Nicméně, jakákoliv změna cen vody vyvolá změnu chování domácností a může mít negativní dopad na dostupnost vody pro nízkopříjmové skupiny obyvatelstva. Ekonomické modely jsou důležité pro pochopení, jak může poptávka domácností po vodě reagovat na změnu cen vody. Ekonomové vytvořili velké množství modelů pro odhad poptávky po pitné vodě ze strany domácností. Přestože odhady poptávky byly provedeny v mnoha zemích po celém světě, poznání v Evropě je stále neúplné. Konstrukce poptávek po pitné vodě jsou v Evropě dostupné pro několik zemí, ale poslední studie Evropské agentury pro životní prostředí zdůraznila, že většina studií vznikla před 10 nebo 20 lety.

Out of sight, not out of mind: developments in economic models of groundwater management

Abstract: Dynamic models of natural resource management have been applied to groundwater for decades, incorporating at least two inescapable aspects: first, since groundwater stocks are carried over to future periods, dynamic analysis is essential and any costs and benefits included in the analysis will require discounting; second, the positive and normative aspects of management must be clarified at the outset. The difference is fundamental even if the results of the two model types sometimes turn out to be fairly close. A whole strand of literature has been preoccupied with the question of whether policy interventions at least have the potential of improving groundwater management in a meaningful sense. However, given the well-documented parlous state of many aquifers around the world today, the focus has mostly shifted from debating whether or not intervention is worthwhile to identifying the relevant features of complex groundwater systems, designing better policies and facilitating their successful implementation. We survey developments in economic models relevant to groundwater management, focusing especially on the depiction of uncertainty and on the different methods applied to estimate the total economic value of groundwater.