Household water use: A Portuguese field study

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 7, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 193-202

  Vieira, P ^a   Almeida, M D C ^a   Baptista, J M ^b   Ribeiro, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Regulador de Aguas e Residuos   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Consumption; Field study; Household water use

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

HOUSEHOLD WATER USE; WATER CONSUMPTION;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

WATER;

DATA REDUCTION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

BATHING WATER; FIELDWORK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ARTICLE; HOUSEHOLD; PORTUGAL; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 39149087369     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2007.098     Document Type: Article

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