Understanding urban residential end uses of water

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-42

  Gato Trinidad, Shirley ^a   Jayasuriya, Niranjali ^b   Roberts, Peter ^c  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Yarra Valley Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hourly water use patterns; Urban residential water use; Urban water consumption; Water end use

Indexed keywords

END-USES; HOUSEHOLD WATER; MELBOURNE; MELBOURNE , AUSTRALIA; URBAN RESIDENTIAL WATER USE; URBAN WATERS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER USAGE; WATER USE;

WASHERS; WATER CONSERVATION;

WATER SUPPLY;

WATER;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SEASONALITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN PLANNING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPREHENSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FINANCE; FLUID INTAKE; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; RESIDENTIAL AREA; TOILET PAPER; URBAN AREA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONS; URBAN POPULATION; VICTORIA; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA]; YARRA VALLEY;

EID: 79960472083     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.436     Document Type: Article

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