Clean energy and water: Assessment of Mexico for improved water services and renewable energy

Environment, Development and Sustainability

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1303-1321

  Sanders, Kelly T ^a   King, Carey W ^b   Stillwell, Ashlynn S ^a   Webber, Michael E ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed technologies; Energy; Energy water nexus; Mexico; Policy; Renewable energy; Water

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INFRASTRUCTURE; POLICY MAKING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84883657575     PISSN: 1387585X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10668-013-9441-5     Document Type: Article

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