The Economics of Urban Water Use. Efficient use and Water Pricing in Europe

Studies in Regional Science

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 375-391

  Bithas, Kostas ^a  

^a PANTEION UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Efficient Water Use; Urban Water Use; Water Demand Management; Water Economics; Water Policy; Water Pricing

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649111989     PISSN: 02876256     EISSN: 18806465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2457/srs.36.375     Document Type: Article

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