Water loss management in developing countries: Challenges and prospects

Journal / American Water Works Association

Volumn 101, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 57-68

  Mutikanga, Harrison E ^a,b   Sharma, S ^c   Vairavamoorthy, K ^a,d  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b International Water Association   (United Kingdom)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; POPULATION STATISTICS; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER MANAGEMENT;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; KAMPALA , UGANDA; METER TAMPERING; METERING INACCURACIES; POPULATION GROWTH; STRATEGIES AND TOOLS; WATER LOSS MANAGEMENT;

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

EID: 76249110163     PISSN: 0003150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2009.tb10010.x     Document Type: Article

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