Australian Water Equities The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers

Vesi on uusiutuva mutta niukka taloudellinen resurssi, joka vaikuttaa kaikkeen taloudelliseen toimintaan urbaanista vedenkulutuksesta teolliseen tuotantoon ja maanviljelykseen. Maailman vesivarojen riittävyyttä uhkaa väestön kasvu, urbanisoituminen ja elintason nousu sekä ilmastonmuutoksen aiheuttam...

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Main Author: Tauru, Sami
Other Authors: Kauppakorkeakoulu, School of Business and Economics, Taloustieteet, Business and Economics, Jyväskylän yliopisto, University of Jyväskylä
Format: Master's thesis
Language:eng
Published: 2023
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Online Access: https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/86131
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title Australian Water Equities : The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers
title_full Australian Water Equities : The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers
title_fullStr Australian Water Equities : The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers Australian Water Equities : The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers
title_full_unstemmed Australian Water Equities : The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers Australian Water Equities : The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers
title_short Australian Water Equities
title_sort australian water equities the underlying factors driving returns and properties as diversifiers
title_sub The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers
title_txtP Australian Water Equities : The Underlying Factors Driving Returns and Properties as Diversifiers
topic water economy water investing Taloustiede Economics 2041 vesi vesivarat vesipula water water resources water scarcity
topic_facet 2041 Economics Taloustiede vesi vesipula vesivarat water water economy water investing water resources water scarcity
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