Household water conservation challenges in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria: A descriptive study

Water International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-188

  Clark, William A ^a   Finley, James C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249124556     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060802023264     Document Type: Article

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