TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving urban water supply in the United Kingdom
T2 - A literature review
AU - Silva, Jorge
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2021/9/1
Y1 - 2021/9/1
N2 - A key characteristic of the United Kingdom is universal access to water in urban and rural areas across three administrative regions: England and Wales; Scotland; and Northern Ireland. Urban supply has been excellent, but historically, there have been issues with water quality, charges, and efficiency due to ineffective institutional arrangements. This review looks at changes in these arrangements, the improvements made as to the result of new policies and improved oversight of providers - and important literature covering all this. No significant difference in the varying approaches was noted, recommended improvements are mainly relating to pricing, efficiency, and customer service.
AB - A key characteristic of the United Kingdom is universal access to water in urban and rural areas across three administrative regions: England and Wales; Scotland; and Northern Ireland. Urban supply has been excellent, but historically, there have been issues with water quality, charges, and efficiency due to ineffective institutional arrangements. This review looks at changes in these arrangements, the improvements made as to the result of new policies and improved oversight of providers - and important literature covering all this. No significant difference in the varying approaches was noted, recommended improvements are mainly relating to pricing, efficiency, and customer service.
KW - England and Wales
KW - Northern Ireland
KW - Sanitation services
KW - Scotland
KW - United Kingdom
KW - Urban water supply
KW - Water services
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114411861&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.24850/J-TYCA-2021-05-09
DO - 10.24850/J-TYCA-2021-05-09
M3 - Artículo de revisión
AN - SCOPUS:85114411861
SN - 0187-8336
VL - 12
SP - 377
EP - 422
JO - Tecnologia y Ciencias del Agua
JF - Tecnologia y Ciencias del Agua
IS - 5
ER -