Volumetric water pricing, social surplus and supply augmentation

Water Resources and Economics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-87

  Grafton, R Quentin ^a   Chu, Long ^a   Kompas, Tom ^a   Ward, Michael ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Efficient volumetric water pricing; Supply augmentation

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISCOUNT RATE; PRICING POLICY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WEATHER;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84906264766     PISSN: 22124284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wre.2014.07.001     Document Type: Article

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