Water supply in regional Victoria Australia: A review of the water cartage industry and willingness to pay for recycled water

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 262-268

  Hurlimann, Anna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Australia; Catchment; Price; Recycled water; Water cartage; Watershed; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDES; AUSTRALIA; PRICE; RECYCLED WATER; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CATCHMENTS; COSTS; DROUGHT; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LANDFORMS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; POTABLE WATER; RUNOFF; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

WATER RECYCLING;

CATCHMENT; CONTINGENT VALUATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LITERATURE REVIEW; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RECYCLING; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE; WATERSHED; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTHORITY; COST; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; INDUSTRY; RECYCLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 64249173227     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2008.12.005     Document Type: Article

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