Fuzzy cost recovery in planning for sustainable water supply systems in developing countries

Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 1329-1341

  Virjee, K ^a   Gaskin, S ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FUZZY SETS; PLANNING; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RECOVERY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

COST RECOVERY; REVENUES;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COST; DEVELOPING WORLD; RURAL AREA; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 10044277995     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2004.02.021     Document Type: Article

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