Values of decentralized systems that avoid investments in idle capacity within the wastewater sector: A theoretical justification

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 136, Issue , 2014, Pages 68-75

  Wang, Sheng ^a,b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Decentralized systems; Environmental engineering economics; Onsite systems; Wastewater plan; Wastewater service

Indexed keywords

COST ENGINEERING; DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; OPERATING COSTS;

DECENTRALIZED SYSTEM; DEMAND GROWTH; ENGINEERING ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING ECONOMIC; ONSITE SYSTEMS; ONSITE TREATMENT SYSTEMS; PRICE INFLATION; THE NET PRESENT VALUE (NPV); WASTEWATER PLAN; WASTEWATER SERVICES;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EXPENDITURE; GROWTH RATE; INVESTMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY; WASTEWATER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAPITAL; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECENTRALIZED TREATMENT SYSTEM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; SPECIFIC NET PRESENT VALUE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; COST; ECONOMICS; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE WATER;

WASTE WATER;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; TECHNOLOGY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84894370203     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.01.038     Document Type: Article

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