The welfare costs of urban outdoor water restrictions

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-261

  Brennan, Donna ^a   Tapsuwan, Sorada ^b   Ingram, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Household model; Urban water demand; Urban water restrictions

Indexed keywords

DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 34547845242     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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