Selecting performance indicators for small and medium sized water utilities: Multi-criteria analysis using ELECTRE method

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 305-327

  Haider, Husnain ^a   Sadiq, Rehan ^a   Tesfamariam, Solomon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ELECTRE; performance assessment; performance benchmarking; performance indicators; small and medium sized water utilities; water utility management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926256172     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2014.900089     Document Type: Article

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