Household water use behavior: An integrated model

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 227-236

  Jorgensen, Bradley ^a   Graymore, Michelle ^b   O'Toole, Kevin ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral models; Household water consumption; Trust; Water conservation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CLIMATE CHANGE; POPULATION STATISTICS; WATER SUPPLY;

BEHAVIORAL MODEL; HOUSEHOLD WATER; HOUSEHOLD WATER CONSUMPTION; INTEGRATED MODELING; MANAGEMENT PROJECTS; POPULATION GROWTH; TRUST; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER USE; WATER-USE BEHAVIOR;

WATER CONSERVATION;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MODELING; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FLUID INTAKE; HOUSEHOLD; PLANT WATER USE; POPULATION GROWTH; PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 70350189944     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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