Water Scarcity: A Fundamental Crisis for Jordan

Applied Energy

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 103-127

  Jaber, J O ^a   Probert, S D ^a   Badr, O ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER PIPELINES;

WATER SCARCITY;

POTABLE WATER;

ENERGY USE; WATER SCARCITY;

JORDAN;

EID: 0031284312     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(97)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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