A gradualist approach to address Australia's urban water challenge

Desalination

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1012-1016

  Chanan, A ^a   Kandasamy, J ^a   Vigneswaran, S ^a   Sharma, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decentralised management; Desalination; Gradualist approach; Non potable reuse; Soft path for water; Urban water cycle

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; DECENTRALISED; DECENTRALISED MANAGEMENT; DESALINATION PLANT; END-USES; GRADUALIST APPROACH; MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; POTABLE WATER REUSE; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; URBAN WATER SUPPLY; URBAN WATERS; WATER CYCLE; WATER REUSE; WATER USE; WATER UTILITY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; DESALINATION; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; MANAGEMENT; POTABLE WATER; SALVAGING; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

CENTRALIZATION; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; GRADUALISM; METROPOLITAN AREA; OPTIMIZATION; SECURITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 71649107828     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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