Estimating residential water demand in southern Africa

Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 2-13

  Jacobs, Heinz E ^a   Geustyn, Leon C ^b,c   Loubser, Erik B F ^b   Van Der Merwe, Ben ^d  

^a GLS   (South Africa)

^b GLS Inc Consulting Civil Engineers

^c IMQ   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TREASURY SYSTEMS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER DEMAND;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; DATA REDUCTION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; SEWERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER CONSERVATION;

EID: 12344322507     PISSN: 10212019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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