Rainwater harvesting in Greater Sydney: Water savings, reliability and economic benefits

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 16-21

  Rahman, Ataur ^a   Keane, Joseph ^a   Imteaz, Monzur Alam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Life cycle cost analysis; Rainwater tanks; Sustainable water use; Tank rebate

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RAINFALL; BENEFIT COST RATIOS; DETACHED HOUSE; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; FINANCIAL VIABILITY; GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; HOME OWNERS; LIFE CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER TANKS; SUSTAINABLE WATER USE; SYDNEY , AUSTRALIA; TANK REBATE; TANK SIZE; TIME-SCALES; WATER BALANCE SIMULATION; WATER RESTRICTIONS; WATER SAVING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; RAIN;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

RAIN;

IRRIGATION; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL; RAINWATER; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HARVESTING; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; RELIABILITY; TANK; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EID: 84856766686     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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