Analysis of water savings: A case study during the 2004/05 water restrictions in Cape Town

Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 16-26

  Jacobs, Heinz ^a   Geustyn, Leon ^b,c,d   Fair, Kerry ^b,e   Daniels, Julian ^b   Plessuis, Kobus Du ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b University of Stellenbosch ^*

^c IMQS   (South Africa)

^d GLS   (South Africa)

^e GLS Engineering Software   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Residential water consumption; Water demand management; Water restrictions; Water saving

Indexed keywords

RESIDENTIAL WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT; WATER RESTRICTIONS; WATER SAVING;

SOUTH AFRICA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER CONSERVATION;

EID: 35348845725     PISSN: 10212019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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