Predicting and understanding home garden water use

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-128

  Syme, Geoffrey J ^a   Shao, Quanxi ^a   Po, Murni ^a   Campbell, Eddy ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

External water use; Quality of life; Social desirability; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STRESSES; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

GARDEN WATER USE; SOCIAL IDENTITY;

URBAN PLANNING;

HOME GARDEN; QUALITY OF LIFE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; PERTH [WESTERN AUSTRALIA]; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 1642378973     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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