Costs of urban utility water connections: Excessive burden to the poor

Utilities Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 270-277

  Kayaga, Sam ^a   Franceys, Richard ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Costs; Urban poor; Water utility connection

Indexed keywords

UTILITY SECTOR; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 34648823117     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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