Estimating small area demand for water: A new methodology

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 186-192

  Clarke, G P ^a   Kashti, A ^a   McDonald, A ^b   Williamson, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds Environment Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Demand estimation; Microsimulation; Water demand; Water supply

Indexed keywords

DEMAND ESTIMATION; GEODEMOGRAPHIC METHODS; MICROSIMULATION; WATER DEMAND;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; WATER RESOURCES;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ESTIMATION; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT;

METHODOLOGY; MODELLING APPROACH; PREDICTION; SMALL AREA DEMAND; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CONSUMER; GEOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

UK, ENGLAND, WEST YORKSHIRE, LEEDS;

EID: 0031170758     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb00114.x     Document Type: Article

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