Quantifying end-use energy intensity of the urban water cycle

Journal of Infrastructure Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 474-485

  Siddiqi, Afreen ^a   De Weck, Olivier L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desalination; Integrated water energy planning; Urban water supply; Urban water energy nexus; Water end use energy intensity; Water heating energy; Water recycling

Indexed keywords

END-USES; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; URBAN WATER SUPPLY; URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM; URBAN WATER-ENERGY NEXUS; WATER HEATING;

DESALINATION; URBAN GROWTH; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; DESALINATION; ENERGY USE; HEATING; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; RECYCLING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN SOCIETY; URBAN SYSTEM; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ABU DHABI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; MASDAR; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84888060688     PISSN: 10760342     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000153     Document Type: Article

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