Innovation, multi-utility service businesses and sustainable cities: Where might be the next breakthrough?

Water Practice and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Walker, R Villarroel ^a   Beck, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy; Multi sectoral analysis; Multi utility businesses; Nutrients; Technology foresight; Urban metabolism; Water

Indexed keywords

ATLANTA; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCIAL BENEFITS; FORESTRY SECTOR; GEORGIA; GREATER LONDON; MULTI-SECTORAL ANALYSIS; POLICY INTERVENTION; RESOURCE SAVINGS; SERVICE BUSINESS; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE CITIES; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT; WASTEWATER CONVEYANCE; WATER SECTOR;

PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

NUTRIENTS;

ALGAE;

EID: 84871034442     PISSN: 1751231X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2012.084     Document Type: Article

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