Feasibility and acceptability study of rainwater use to the acute water shortage areas in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Natural Hazards

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 93-111

  Islam, M M ^a   Chou, F N F ^a   Kabir, M R ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ASIA PACIFIC   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Low cost technology; Sensitivity analysis; YAS model; YBS model

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RAINWATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY;

BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH];

EID: 79251593886     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-010-9551-4     Document Type: Article

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