Conventional and alternative water supply systems: A life cycle study

International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-146

  Mithraratne, Nalanie ^a   Vale, Robert ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Embodied energy; Environmental impacts; Greenhouse gas emissions; Life cycle analysis; Life cycle cost; Life cycle energy; Residential infrastructure; Systems simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HOUSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

EMBODIED ENERGY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; LIFE CYCLE ENERGIES; LIFECYCLE COSTS; RESIDENTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE; SYSTEMS SIMULATION;

LIFE CYCLE;

EID: 34548172964     PISSN: 14746778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESD.2007.014200     Document Type: Article

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