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Comprehensive Regulation of Water Services. Why Quality of Service and Economic Costs Cannot be Considered Separately

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Cabrera Rochera, E.; Estruch-Juan, E.; Gomez Selles, E.; Del Teso-March, R. (2022). Comprehensive Regulation of Water Services. Why Quality of Service and Economic Costs Cannot be Considered Separately. Water Resources Management. 36(9):3247-3264. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-022-03198-x

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Title: Comprehensive Regulation of Water Services. Why Quality of Service and Economic Costs Cannot be Considered Separately
Author: Cabrera Rochera, Enrique Estruch-Juan, Elvira Gomez Selles, Elena Del Teso-March, Roberto
UPV Unit: Universitat Politècnica de València. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales - Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers Industrials
Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Medio Ambiente - Departament d'Enginyeria Hidràulica i Medi Ambient
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[EN] Regulation in the water sector emerged as a formula to protect customers from the natural monopoly that conforms water and wastewater services. As there is little information about regulatory practices in the sector ...[+]
Subjects: Regulation of water services , Regulation , Quality of service , Economic regulation , Urban water services
Copyrigths: Reconocimiento (by)
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Water Resources Management. (issn: 0920-4741 )
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-022-03198-x
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Springer-Verlag
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-022-03198-x
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Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.
Type: Artículo

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