An international comparison of the institutional governance of water utility asset management and its implications for Finland

Water Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-69

  Vinnaria, E M ^a   Hukkab, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asset management; Long term planning; Policy; Regulation; Water utility

Indexed keywords

EID: 77449150262     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2009.115     Document Type: Article

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