Urban water reuse: A triple bottom line assessment framework and review
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A novel integrated assessment methodology of urban water reuse.
Wastewater is no longer considered a waste product and water reuse needs to play a stronger part in securing urban water supply. Although treatment technologies for water reclamation have significantly improved the question that deserves further analysis is, how selection of a particular wastewater treatment technology relates to performance and sustainability? The proposed assessment model int...
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عنوان ژورنال: Sustainable Cities and Society
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2210-6707
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2016.06.021