Measuring fairness: Assessing the equity of municipal water rates

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Teodoro, Manuel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; UTILITY RATES;

COST-OF-SERVICE; MUNICIPAL WATER RATES; RATE EQUITY; UTILITY RATE DESIGN;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 18144373106     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2005.tb10869.x     Document Type: Review

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