RESOURCE EFFICIENCY PROVIDES SUSTAINABLEAPPROACH TO WATERAND INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT DURING RECESSION

摘要

Underlying the basic monetary driv-ners for conservation, the recession has also nplaced increased social value on sensible, n‘greener’ consumption. For example, car nmanufacturers have shifted to advertising nthe higher miles-per-gallon ratings of their nfuel-efcient models versus touting luxury nfeatures. Governments around the world nare making funding preferentially avail-nable for green facilities, from energy-saving nincentives in the U.S. economic stimulus npackage to increased production tax cred-nits for renewable energy worldwide.