SWOT analysis to assist identification of the critical factors for the successful implementation of water reuse schemes

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 32, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 297-306

  Mainali, B ^a   Ngo, H H ^a   Guo, W S ^a   Pham, T T N ^a   Wang, X C ^b   Johnston, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct and indirect reuse; Implementation schemes; Opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis; Strengths; Urban water management; Water reuse; Weaknesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052880692     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2714     Document Type: Article

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