Do rainwater tanks herald a cultural change in household water use?

Australasian Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-111

  Gardiner, A ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decentralised water supply; Drought; Rainwater tanks; Socio technological change; Urban water

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL CHANGE; DROUGHT; RAINWATER; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77957304216     PISSN: 14486563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14486563.2010.9725255     Document Type: Article

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