Are roof tanks pro-poor service levels? A case study from eThekwini (Durban), South Africa

Proceedings of the 3rd IASTED African Conference on Water Resource Management, AfricaWRM 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 9-13

  Brunner, N ^a   Essl, L ^a   Gounden, T ^b   Mbatha, S ^c   Ngubane, N ^c   Starkl, M ^a  

^a Centre for Environmental Management and Decision Support (CEMDS)   (Austria)

^b eThekwini Municipality   (South Africa)

^c CEMDS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Affordability; Sustainability; Tariffs; Townships; Water supply

Indexed keywords

RESOURCE ALLOCATION; ROOFS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TANKS (CONTAINERS); TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFFORDABILITY; MANAGEMENT CAPABILITIES; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TARIFF REGULATION; TARIFFS; TOWNSHIPS; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE; WATER SUPPLY SERVICES;

WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84858660525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2316/p.2010.686-043     Document Type: Conference Paper

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