Contracting water services with public and private partners: A case study approach

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 194-210

  Pinto, Francisco Silva ^a   Da Cruz, Nuno Ferreira ^a   Marques, Rui Cunha ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contracting; Public private partnerships; Public public partnerships; Risk management; Water utilities

Indexed keywords

RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES; BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES; CONTRACTING; CONTRACTING PRACTICES; ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS; PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS; PUBLIC-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS; WATER UTILITY;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE ROLE; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84923646664     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2014.121     Document Type: Article

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