Financing | Glossaire eau, milieu marin et biodiversité

Fee

Sens commun

Payment, made in exchange for an operation right, or for the right to use a service. The French Water Agencies collect fees from all users of water in response to the impact of their activities on aquatic environments. These charges, based on the "polluter pays" principle is also a financial resource dedicated to the preservation of water resources and aquatic environments. The fee rate calculation is performed annually by the River Basin committee, under control of the law.

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according to Rhône-Méditerranée & Corse Water Agency

Socioeconomics of the environment

Sens commun

Discipline studying environmental management taking into account phenomena and economic and sociological facts.

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according to Wikipedia

Socioeconomics of water

Sens commun

Discipline studying water management from the combined economic and sociological points of view. The socioeconomics of water contributes to identify priority issues concerning water and aquatic environments as well as their prioritisation with regard to the development of the local economy and the environmental realities of the area concerned.

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according to the Loire-Brittany Water Agency

Eco-tax

Sens commun

Tax levied on a product, a service or an activity that is likely to be harmful to the environment.

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according to the services of the Prime Minister

Water economy

Sens technique

A branch of the economy that theoretically deals with the relations between human societies and water, especially in economic policies relating to water, its consumption, use and pricing.

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according to the Ministry of Ecology

Variable cost

Sens technique

Part of the cost of production which varies with the level of production. For example, the purchase costs of raw materials are variable costs that increase when the volume of activity or production increases.

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According to OFB

Social cost

Sens technique

All costs imposed by an activity to the society as a whole. The social cost includes private costs and external costs.

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According to Rhone-Mediterranean and Corsica Water Agency

Private cost

Sens technique

Part of the social cost paid by the economic agent that generates it. The private cost is an internal cost.

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According to Rhone-Mediterranean and Corsica Water Agency

Fixed cost

Sens technique

Part of the cost of production that does not vary with the quantity produced. The importance of fixed costs in the total cost of production depends on the structure of the production activity. For instance, fixed costs are paramount in network industries. In public water and sanitation utilities, fixed costs can represent up to 80% of the total costs.

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According to OFB

Compensation cost

Sens technique

Additional cost incurred by a water user as a result of environmental degradation by another user.

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According to OFB