Spatial variations of single-family residential water consumption in Portland, Oregon

Urban Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 953-972

  Chang, Heejun ^a   Parandvash, G ^b   Shandas, Vivek ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Portland Water Bureau   (United States)

Author keywords

Portland (Oregon); spatial analysis; urban development; water consumption; water management

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; GIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77954619752     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.31.7.953     Document Type: Article

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