Real Options for Increasing Value in Industrial Water Infrastructure

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2881-2892

  Suttinon, Pongsak ^a   Nasu, Seigo ^a  

^a KOCHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Industrial water demand management; Real option; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EXPECTED VALUES; FLEXIBILITY; INDUSTRIAL WATER; NET PRESENT VALUE; REAL OPTIONS; UNCERTAINTY; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE;

INDUSTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

INVESTMENTS;

INFRASTRUCTURE; INVESTMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77956174091     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9585-0     Document Type: Article

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