The potential of water demand management strategies to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with urban water systems

Proceedings of the Combined International Conference of Computing and Control for the Water Industry, CCWI2007 and Sustainable Urban Water Management, SUWM2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 593-600

  Flower, D J M ^a   Mitchell, V G ^a   Codner, G P ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GREENHOUSES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PIPING SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

DEMAND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; GHG EMISSIONS; GREEN HOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA; URBAN WATER SYSTEMS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENTS; WATER STORAGES; WATER UTILITIES;

GAS EMISSIONS;

EID: 60749098538     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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