What lies behind domestic water use? A review essay on the drivers of domestic water consumption;¿Qué so esconde detrás del consume doméstico do agua? un estado de la cuestión sobre los determinantes del consumo de agua en las ciudades

Boletin de la Asociacion de Geografos Espanoles

Volumn , Issue 50, 2009, Pages

  Corbella, Hug March ^b   Pujol, David Sauri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Domestic water use; Economic factors; Socio demographic and; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

EID: 77749254618     PISSN: 02129426     EISSN: 26053322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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