Restoration of stormwater retention capacity at the allotment-scale through a novel economic instrument

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 494-502

  Fletcher, Tim D ^a   Walsh, Chistopher J ^b   Bos, Darren ^b   Nemes, Veronika ^c   RossRakesh, Sharyn ^d   Prosser, Toby ^d   Hatt, Belinda ^a   Birch, Rhiannon ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c Department of Sustainability and Environment ^*  (Australia)

^d MELBOURNE WATER CORPORATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environmental benefit index; Stormwater auction; Stormwater retrofit

Indexed keywords

AUCTION PROCESS; BASEFLOWS; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; OPEN SPACE; POLLUTANT LOADS; PRIVATE LAND; PROPERTY OWNERS; PUBLIC SUBSIDIES; RECEIVING WATERS; STORMWATER MANAGEMENTS; STORMWATER RETENTION; STORMWATER RETROFIT; STORMWATER SYSTEMS; STORMWATERS; UNIFORM PRICE AUCTION;

CATCHMENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; POTABLE WATER; RETROFITTING; RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

DRINKING WATER; RUNOFF; STORM WATER;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATCHMENT; DRINKING WATER; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; INDEX METHOD; INSTRUMENTATION; LANDHOLDING; OPEN SPACE; PRIVATE LAND; RAINWATER; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; STREAM; URBANIZATION; VOLUME; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFIT INDEX; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INSTRUMENT; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; STORMWATER TENDER; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; AWARENESS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; WATER;

EID: 79961105840     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.184     Document Type: Article

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