Financial feasibility and environmental analysis of potential rainwater harvesting systems: A case study in Spain

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 69, Issue , 2012, Pages 130-140

  Morales Pinzón, Tito ^a,b   Lurueña, Rodrigo ^c   Rieradevall, Joan ^b,d   Gasol, Carles M ^d   Gabarrell, Xavier ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Financial analysis; Housing; LCA; Mediterranean areas; Water demand

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKERS; DOMESTIC WATER; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FINANCIAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL INDICATOR; FINANCIAL RESULTS; GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGES; GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES; GROWING DEMAND; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN; LCA; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; NEIGHBOURHOOD; NET PRESENT VALUE; PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS; RAINWATER HARVESTING; RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM; RAPID ASSESSMENT; STORAGE TANK; TAP WATER; URBAN POPULATION; WATER DEMAND; WATER SHORTAGES;

EARNINGS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FINANCE; GLOBAL WARMING; HOUSING; LINEAR SYSTEMS; PLANNING; POPULATION STATISTICS; RAIN; URBAN GROWTH; WATER SUPPLY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

RAIN; TAP WATER;

FEASIBILITY STUDY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; RAINWATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STORAGE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; LINEAR SYSTEM; SPAIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

SPAIN;

EID: 84868229595     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.09.014     Document Type: Article

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