Urbanization and sustainable resource use: The case of garden watering in the metropolitan region of Barcelona

Urban Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 520-535

  Domene, Elena ^a   Saurí, David ^b   Parés, Marc ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcelona; Garden irrigation; Income differences; Sprawl; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

GARDEN; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; SUSTAINABILITY; URBANIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 33645274620     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.26.6.520     Document Type: Article

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