Evaluating the persistence of residential water conservation: A 1992-1997 panel study of a water utility program in Delaware

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1269-1276

  Wang, Young Doo ^a   Song, Jae Shuck ^a   Byrne, John ^a   Yun, Sun Jin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Water conservation; Water demand; Water management; Water resources planning

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; PLANNING; PUBLIC UTILITIES; WATER RESOURCES;

WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES PLANNING;

WATER CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

DELAWARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033213217     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1999.tb04213.x     Document Type: Article

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