Needs-based sewerage prioritization: Alternative to conventional cost-benefit analysis

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2427-2440

  Rashid, Md M ^a   Hayes, Donald F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b University of Louisiana at Lafayette   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit cost rations; Impact analysis; Infrastructure Investment; Mathematical models; Prioritization; Sewerage planning

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS; INVESTMENTS; SEWERS;

BENEFIT-COST RATION; BENEFIT/COST; CONDITION; COST RATION; COST-BENEFITS ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; IMPACT ANALYSIS; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; PRIORITIZATION; SEWERAGE PLANNING;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; MONETARY POLICY; MORBIDITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITIZATION; SEWAGE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; POLLUTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(STT) MEXICO]; ENSENADA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 79960837214     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.05.002     Document Type: Article

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