Evaluating the feasibility of decommissioning residential water infrastructure in cities facing urban decline

Construction Research Congress 2014: Construction in a Global Network - Proceedings of the 2014 Construction Research Congress

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1229-1238

  Faust, Kasey ^a   Abraham, Dulcy M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST REDUCTION; EMERGENCY SERVICES; RESEARCH; SHRINKAGE;

DECOMMISSIONING STRATEGIES; DETERIORATION RATES; MAINTENANCE COST; MIDWESTERN CITY; NETWORK CONNECTIVITY; SHRINKING CITY; STAGNANT WATER; WATER INFRASTRUCTURE;

DECOMMISSIONING (NUCLEAR REACTORS);

EID: 84904616113     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/9780784413517.0126     Document Type: Conference Paper

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