Optimal water tariffs and supply augmentation for cost-of-service regulated water utilities

Utilities Policy

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 54-62

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

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATORY APPROACH; RESOURCE SCARCITY; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WATER DEMAND; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

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

EID: 84937969637     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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