Water demand and the urban poor: A study of the factors influencing water consumption among housholds in Cape Town, South Africa

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 593-609

  Jansen, Ada ^a   Schulz, Carl Erik ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Income groups; Water demand; Water pricing

Indexed keywords

LOW INCOME POPULATION; PRICING POLICY; URBAN POPULATION; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AFRICA; CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 33749572964     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: 18136982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2006.00084.x     Document Type: Article

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