Urban water consumption in Israel: convergence or divergence?

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-358

  Portnov, Boris A ^a   Meir, Isaac ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Convergence; Development policy; Divergence; Urban areas; Water consumption

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FLUID INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; ISRAEL; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME; URBAN AREA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 44149116223     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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