Tap Water Costs and Service Sustainability, a Close Relationship

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 239-253

  Cabrera, E ^a   Pardo, M A ^b   Cabrera Jr , E ^a   Arregui, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asset amortization; Environmental cost; Price of tap water; Water losses

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEPRECIATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LOSSES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

APPARENT LOSS; ASSET AMORTIZATION; ECONOMIC LOSS; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; STRATEGIC RESOURCE; TAP WATER; URBAN WATER SERVICES; WATER LOSS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST; PRICE DYNAMICS; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EID: 84871456634     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0181-3     Document Type: Article

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