Sustainable water systems for the city of tomorrow-A conceptual framework

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 12071-12105

  Xue, Xiaobo ^c   Garland, Jay ^b   Cashdollar, Jennifer ^b  

^a Cissy)   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual water quality; Emergy synthesis; Energy recovery; Fit for purpose; Nutrient recovery; Paradigm shift; Resource recovery; System efficiency; System based analysis; Urban water systems

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EMERGY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PARADIGM SHIFT; SEWER NETWORK; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

EID: 84945205699     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su70912071     Document Type: Review

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