Residential water demand under alternative rate structures: Simulation approach

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 395-402

  Rosenberg, David E ^a  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand; Household; Price elasticity; Price schedule; Simulation optimization; Water

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; DEMAND RESPONSE; ELASTIC RESPONSE; HOUSEHOLD; PRICE ELASTICITY; PRICE SIGNALS; PRICE-ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; RATE STRUCTURE; RESIDENTIAL WATER DEMAND; SIMULATION APPROACH; SIMULATION OPTIMIZATION; SUPPLY SYSTEM; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELASTICITY; OPTIMIZATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

COSTS;

DEMAND ELASTICITY; ECONOMETRICS; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; TRADE-OFF; WATER DEMAND; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

AMMAN; JORDAN;

EID: 77953976675     PISSN: 07339496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)WR.1943-5452.0000046     Document Type: Article

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