An improved area-based guideline for domestic water demand estimation in South Africa

Water SA

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 381-391

  Van Zyl, H J ^a   Ilemobade, A A ^a   Van Zyl, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Area based guideline; Domestic water demand estimation

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; POTABLE WATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AREA-BASED; CLIMATIC PARAMETERS; CONSUMPTION PATTERNS; DOMESTIC WATER; GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS; INFLUENCING PARAMETERS; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSUMPTION;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

DATABASE; GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SERVICE PROVISION; WATER DEMAND; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER USE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 52649134493     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v34i3.180633     Document Type: Article

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