Building towards water efficiency: The influence of capacity and capability on innovation adoption in the Canadian home-building and resale industries

Journal of Housing and the Built Environment

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 47-72

  Wolfe, S E ^a   Hendriks, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alberta; British Columbia; Builders; Canada; Demand; Efficiency; Municipal; Ontario; Realtors; Residential consumption; Tacit knowledge; Urban; Water

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; STATE ROLE; URBAN PLANNING; WATER DEMAND; WATER USE;

ALBERTA; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 79952984268     PISSN: 15664910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10901-010-9207-4     Document Type: Article

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