Cost-Benefit Analysis and Uncertainty Analysis of Water Loss Reduction Measures: Case Study of the Gothenburg Drinking Water Distribution System

Water Resources Management

Volumn 29, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 5451-5468

  Malm, Annika ^a,b   Moberg, Frida ^a   Rosén, Lars ^b   Pettersson, Thomas J R ^b  

^a Department of Sustainable Waste and Water ^*  (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cost benefit analysis; Leakage control; Pipe renewal; Pipe replacement; Uncertainty analysis; Water loss

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COST REDUCTION; COSTS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; POTABLE WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ALTERNATIVE MANAGEMENT; COST EFFECTIVE; DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; LEAKAGE CONTROL; LEAKAGE REDUCTION; LEAKAGE VOLUMES; WATER LOSS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; LEAKAGE; PIPELINE; REPAIR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

GOTEBORG; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

EID: 84945473269     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-015-1128-2     Document Type: Article

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