Economic evaluation of a water network system through the net present value method based on cost and benefit estimations

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 45, Issue 22, 2006, Pages 7710-7718

  Lim, Seong Rin ^a   Park, Donghee ^a   Lee, Dae Sung ^a   Park, Jong Moon ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BENEFIT ESTIMATIONS; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; WATER NETWORK SYNTHESIS;

WATER CONSERVATION;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

EID: 33751261200     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie060565p     Document Type: Article

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