An application of water scarcity pricing with varying threshold, elasticity, and deficit

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 59-65

  Duke, J M ^a   Ehemann, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b Dept of Nat Rsrc Environ C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Delaware; Residential water use; Water conservation; Water demand

Indexed keywords

MARKET CONDITIONS; PRICE DYNAMICS; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

DELAWARE; NEW CASTLE COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1942508900     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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