Using a reverse auction to promote household level stormwater control

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 405-414

  Thurston, Hale W ^a   Taylor, Michael A ^b   Shuster, William D ^a   Roy, Allison H ^c   Morrison, Matthew A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Low impact development; Procurement auction; Stormwater

Indexed keywords

RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED;

EID: 77954429979     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2010.03.008     Document Type: Article

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