Analysis of intermittent supply systems in water scarcity conditions and evaluation of the resource distribution equity indices

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 103, Issue , 2007, Pages 635-644

  Fontanazza, C M ^a   Freni, G ^a   La Loggia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Distribution network performance; Intermittent distribution; Water scarcity conditions

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DEVELOPING WORLD; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38849199147     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/WRM070591     Document Type: Article

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