Assessing social concerns in water tariffs

Water Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-211

  Martins, Rita ^a   Cruz, Luís ^a   Barata, Eduardo ^a   Quintal, Carlota ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Affordability; Equity; Increasing block tariffs (IBT); Portugal; Universal access; Water pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878178314     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2012.024     Document Type: Article

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