Ecologic Institute

The privatisation of water supply and distribution in Germany, in the context of the general discussion concerning the enhancement of competition and efficiency with regard to the liberalisation of public services, is increasingly finding a place on the agenda of policy-makers and interest groups. This report of the conference proceedings summarises the presentations given as well as the most important outcomes of the discussion at the International Symposium held on 20-21 November 2000 in Berlin.

The privatisation of water supply and distribution in Germany, in the context of the general discussion concerning the enhancement of competition and efficiency of public services, is increasingly finding a place on the political agenda. The implications for the environment play an prominent role with regard to these issues. Due to differences in political, hydrographic and historical requirements, the structure of the water economy varies throughout European countries. The experiences of these countries can help to enrich the discussion in Germany. It was against this background that some 130 regional and international experts from the fields of politics, economics and science met in Berlin on 20-21 November 2000. These experts convened in response to an invitation from the Germany Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety to exchange ideas and and knowledge as well as to discuss options for the development of the German water economy. This book contains the contributions, to the current state of debate in Germany in and other European countries, that were presented and discussed at the International Symposium "Environmental Aspects of the Privatisation of the Water Industry".

The Book is  available e.g. from Libri at the price of 20,35 Euro.

Keywords: privatisation debate, water services, the Netherlands, UK, wastewater, water industry, England, Wales, France, Italy, Portugal, EUROWATER, Structured Competition, regulation, Programme, Conference
Editors: Fritz Holzwarth, R. Andreas Kraemer
Year: 2001
Published in: Alexander Carius, R. Andreas Kraemer: Beiträge zur Internationalen und Europäischen Umweltpolitik
Publisher: Books on Demand, Norderstedt
Pages: 370
Languages: German and English
ISBN: 3-8311-1624-5
Project number: 1978

Content

1. Abbildungsverzeichnis
   
2. Tabellenverzeichnis
   
3. Autoren
   
4. Abkürzungsverzeichnis
   
5. Vorwort der Herausgeber (Fritz Holzwarth, R. Andreas Kraemer)
   
6. Begrüßungsrede der parlamentarischen Staatssekretärin (Simone Probst)
   
7. Umweltaspekte einer Privatisierung der Wasserwirtschaft, Stand und Perspektiven in Europa (Wenke Hansen, Eduard Interwies, R. Andreas Kraemer)
   
8. Umweltauswirkungen einer Privatisierung der Wasserver- und Abwasserentsorgung in Deutschland (Rainer Walz)
   
9. Umweltaspekte einer Liberalisierung der Wasserwirtschaft in Deutschland (Holger Brackemann)
   
10. Entwicklungen im Bereich der Daseinsvorsorge in Europa (Ute Hallmann-Häbler)
    
11. Umweltauswirkungen der "Wasserprivatisierung" (Nikolaus Geiler)
    
12. Privatisierung und Liberalisierung in anderen Staaten
    The privatisation debate on water services in the Netherlands (Stefan M. M. Kuks)
    
13. Experiences in the UK (Melanie Etten)
    
14. The lessons from the privatisation of the wastewater and water industry in England and Wales (Colin Green)
    
15. Experiences in France (Bernard Barraqué, Antoine Grand d'Esnon, Pierre Van de Vyver)
    
16. Experiences in Italy (Antonio Massarutto)
    
17. Present Situation of Water Services in Portugal (Pedro Cunha Serra)

Anhänge

1. EUROWATER - Öffentliche und Private Wasserversorgung und Abwasserbeseitigung in Europa: Ein Überblick (R. Andreas Kraemer)
   
2. Public Works Delivery Systems in North America: Private and Public Approaches, Including Managed Competition (Geoff Greenough, Thomas Eggum, Ulysses G. Ford III, Neil S. Grigg, Ed Sizer)
   
3. Privatization, Monopoly and Structured Competition in the Water Industry: Is there a role for regulation? (Janice A. Beecher)
   
4. Programm der Fachtagung, Programme of the Conference
   
5. Moderatoren und Teilnehmer der Podiumsdiskussion
   
6. Teilnehmer
   
7. Lebensläufe der Referenten und Autoren