Charging to enter the water shop? The costs of urban water connections for the poor

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 209-216

  Franceys, R W A ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connection costs; Low income countries; Urban poor; Water charging

Indexed keywords

COSTS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

URBAN POOR;

WATER SUPPLY;

COSTS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

LOW INCOME POPULATION; PRICING POLICY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PIPELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 31344453182     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2005.0066     Document Type: Conference Paper

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