Implications of desalination for water resources in China - An economic perspective

Desalination

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 225-240

  Zhou, Yuan ^a   Tol, Richard S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Desalination; South north water transfer; Water demands; Water shortage in China

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INVESTMENTS; URBAN PLANNING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RESOURCES;

INDUSTRIALIZATION; POPULATION GROWTH;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; PRICE DETERMINATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER RESOURCE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 16544390639     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-9164(04)00191-2     Document Type: Article

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