Affordability of water supply in Mongolia: Empirical lessons for measuring affordability

Water Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-42

  Gawel, Erik ^a,b   Sigel, Katja ^a   Bretschneider, Wolfgang ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Affordability; Mongolia; Non pecuniary cost; Potential affordability approach; Residual income approach; Water access; Water supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875146672     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2012.192     Document Type: Article

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