Cost recovery of community-managed piped water systems in Ashanti region, Ghana

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 92-99

  Nyarko, K B ^a   Oduro Kwarteng, S ^a   Adama, I ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Ability to pay; Community management; Cost recovery; Piped system; Tariffs; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT; COST RECOVERY; TARIFFS;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DRINKING WATER; GUIDELINE; SUSTAINABILITY; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; COST CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GHANA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HOUSEHOLD; PIPELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; ASHANTI; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 34249709905     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2006.00051.x     Document Type: Article

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