Future scenarios for a sustainable water sector: A case study from Switzerland

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 436-442

  Lienert, Judit ^a   Monstadt, Jochen ^a   Truffer, Bernhard ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

FINANCIAL CRISIS; LONG-TERM STRATEGIES; STAKEHOLDER GROUPS; WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

FUTURE PROSPECT; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING;

ARTICLE; SWITZERLAND; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESEARCH; SWITZERLAND; WATER SUPPLY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 31344434870     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0514139     Document Type: Article

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