A technical decision-making framework: Stormwater as an alternative supply source

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 417-429

  Goonrey, C M ^a   Perera, B J C ^a   Lechte, P ^a   Maheepala, S ^b   Mitchell, V G ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decision making; Stormwater harvesting; Stormwater management; Water reclamation; Water resources management; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; NEIGHBORHOOD; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 75149137771     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15730620903089787     Document Type: Article

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