Household water consumption and demand management in Finland

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-26

  Rajala, Riikka P ^a   Katko, Tapio S ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Demand management; Specific household water consumption; Specific water consumption; Water metering; Water services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645293071     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15730620410001732080     Document Type: Article

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