Analysis and evaluation of methodologies to assess technical urban water systems

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 43-51

  Starkl, Markus ^a   Brunner, Norbert ^b   Grasser, U ^a   Moog, O ^a   Stagl, S ^c   Kärrman, Erik ^d   Wimmer, Johann ^e   Szewieczek, R ^f   Haberl, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Centre of Environmetal Management and Decision Support   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d Scandiaconsult Sverige AB   (Sweden)

^e Upper Austrian Environmental Bar   (Austria)

^f FHCE Engineering   (Austria)

Author keywords

Assessment; Decision making; Funding; Planning; Urban water systems

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FUNDING; MULTI-CRITERIA METHODS; TECHNICAL URBAN WATER SYSTEMS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECOSYSTEM; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 31344431909     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0284     Document Type: Article

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