Welfare improvisation from the receiving waters of urban wastewater systems in the context of the water framework directive

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 981-1000

  Xenarios, Stefanos ^a   Bithas, Kostas ^a  

^a PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Economic valuation; Environmental benefits; Water framework directive; Welfare

Indexed keywords

LAW ENFORCEMENT; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC VALUATION; ECONOMIC WELFARES; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; HIGH COSTS; RECEIVING WATERS; URBAN WASTEWATER SYSTEMS; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE; WELFARE;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMPLIANCE; URBAN SYSTEM; WASTEWATER; WATER ECONOMICS; WELFARE IMPACT;

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

EID: 60749130248     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9310-4     Document Type: Article

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