Efficiency evaluation for regional urban water use and wastewater decontamination systems in China: A DEA approach

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 15-23

  Bian, Yiwen ^a   Yan, Shuai ^a   Xu, Hao ^b  

^a SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Data envelopment analysis; Wastewater decontamination efficiency; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHINA; EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTEWATER DECONTAMINATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; DECONTAMINATION; ECONOMICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EFFICIENCY;

PURIFIED WATER;

DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHINA; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; PLANT WATER USE; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTEWATER DECONTAMINATION EFFICIENCY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE AND WASTEWATER DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 84890947779     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.11.010     Document Type: Article

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