Valuating the receiving waters of urban wastewater systems through a stakeholder-based approach

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 123-140

  Xenarios, Stefanos ^a   Bithas, Kostas ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (India)

^b PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ASSESSING METHODS; ASSESSMENT METHODS; ATHENS , GREECE; ECOLOGICAL SERVICES; ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS; INTEGRATED MANAGEMENTS; RECEIVING WATERS; STAKEHOLDER GROUPS; STATED PREFERENCE METHODS; STATED PREFERENCES; URBAN WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

STAKEHOLDER; URBAN AREA; VALUATION; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 59149106567     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620802517582     Document Type: Article

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