Quantitative studies of water and sanitation utilities: A benchmarking literature survey

Water Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 591-606

  Berg, S ^a   Marques, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Literature survey; Water and sanitation utilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054951312     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2011.041     Document Type: Article

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