EUROMARKET: Water liberalisation scenarios: an empirical analysis of the evolution of European water supply and sanitation sectors

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0444

Key words (English)

Economic Aspects; Environmental Protection; Social Aspects

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: EVK1-CT-2002-00113

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4a.1 Sustainable management and quality of water

Short description (English)

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Abstract (English)

This research project aims at analysing the consequences of the liberalisation of the water supply and sanitation sectors in economic, ecological, social and institutional terms. This is done by means of exploring different liberalisation scenarios, which, in turn, result from three separate analyses, namely: (1) an analysis of the evolving water market in both distribution and sewerage, (2) an analysis of the evolution of the different enterprises ' strategies, and (3) an analysis of existing legislation and regulations at the EU country level (including Switzerland) and their likely evolutions in light of the EU's water Framework Directive and its implementation. The research will be conducted by a team of highly qualified researchers from all over Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom) under the direction of Prof. Maarten Blokland from IHE, assisted by professor Finger.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
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Swiss Project-Number: 01.0444