Assessing the performance of urban water networks across the EU Mediterranean area: The paradox of high NRW levels and absence of respective reduction measures

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 939-950

  Kanakoudis, V ^a   Tsitsifli, S ^a   Samaras, P ^b   Zouboulis, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

NRW; Water distribution systems; Water losses

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

INTERNATIONAL WATERS; MEDITERRANEAN AREAS; MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; NON-REVENUE WATERS; PERFORMANCE LEVEL; REDUCTION MEASURES; REDUCTION STRATEGY; WATER LOSS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

WATER;

DATA SET; EUROPEAN UNION; LEAKAGE; MONITORING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; URBAN DRAINAGE; WATER BUDGET; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NON REVENUE WATER; PERFORMANCE; STANDARD; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER LOSS; WATER SUPPLY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84882691089     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2013.044     Document Type: Article

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