Investment Evaluation of Rainwater Tanks

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 3769-3784

  Khastagir, Anirban ^a   Jayasuriya, Niranjali ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Levelized cost; Mains water price; Payback period; Rainwater Tanks

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; LEVELIZED COST; MAINS WATER PRICE; PAYBACK PERIODS; RAINWATER TANKS;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; INVESTMENTS; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COMMODITY PRICE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; DROUGHT; INFLATION; INTEREST RATE; RAINWATER; STORAGE TANK; STORMWATER;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 80155151816     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-011-9883-1     Document Type: Article

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