Most countries have opted for public sector management of the water supply service for
residential uses. In countries where regulations permit the participation of private …

Evidence regarding the drivers and the effects of remunicipalization remains in short supply.
In this paper we exploit existing analyses of earlier historical phases of the …

This research evaluates the performance of water supply utilities operating at the retail level
in Portugal concerning asset management practices. The study's main innovative feature is …

Over the last decade, there has been heavy pressure to improve the energy and
environmental performances of operations, systems, and facilities in the water supply and …

This paper investigates the technical efficiency of Japanese water supply and sewerage
services using data envelopment analysis (DEA). We then apply regression analysis to …

The aim of the research, the effect of which is this article, is to identify the hierarchy of
selected approaches to building a strategy in companies from the sector of Energy and …

Remunicipalization is triggered primarily by disappointment with the outcomes of private
management of local public services, but an ideological preference for public management …

Water provision is a complex service, most frequently provided at the local level. It is a
critical infrastructure for human welfare and economic activities taking place in their …

This thesis covers the development of decision-support tools to support the management of
water systems. The proposed models incorporate various optimisation techniques, including …

Privatization and remunicipalization have been used as alternative options to reform the
delivery of local public services; in both cases, mainly because of disappointment with the …