Equity in domestic water rates design

Water Resources Management

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2101-2118

  Barberán, Ramón ^a   Arbués, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Domestic water consumption; Efficiency; Equity; Increasing block tariffs; Rates design; Water pricing

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION; EQUITY; INCREASING BLOCK TARIFFS; RATES DESIGN; WATER PRICING;

DEPRECIATION; DESIGN; WATER SUPPLY;

COSTS;

DESIGN; PRICING POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARAGON; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; ZARAGOZA;

EID: 67650491482     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-008-9372-3     Document Type: Article

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