Development of a system dynamics model for financially sustainable management of municipal watermain networks

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 7184-7205

  Rehan, R ^a   Knight, M A ^b   Unger, A J A ^b   Haas, C T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Financial sustainability; Financing strategies; Infrastructure rehabilitation; System dynamics; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DETERIORATION; FINANCE; LEAKAGE (FLUID); SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM THEORY; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSISTENCY AND STABILITIES; FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCING STRATEGIES; INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; URBAN WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SYSTEMS; WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

WATER;

DRINKING WATER; PIPE; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FINANCE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; FINANCING STRATEGIES; INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; WATER SUPPLY;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; MODELS, ECONOMIC; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84897031464     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.09.061     Document Type: Article

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