Is strategic asset management applicable to small and medium utilities?

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2051-2058

  Alegre, Helena ^a  

^a NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Small and medium utilities; Strategic asset management; Urban water systems

Indexed keywords

DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS; ESSENTIAL SERVICES; FORMAL APPROACH; FRAMEWORK PROGRAM; IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESS; NETWORK COSTS; PHYSICAL ASSETS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH PROBLEMS; SMALL AND MEDIUM UTILITIES; SMALL COMMUNITY; STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC ASSET MANAGEMENTS; URBAN WATER SYSTEMS; URBAN WATERS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

ASSET MANAGEMENT;

WATER;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; INFRASTRUCTURE; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN REGION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; CAPITAL; CONSULTATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; PORTUGAL; REVIEW; SOCIETY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; WATER SUPPLY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79951653489     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.509     Document Type: Review

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