Determinants of residential water consumption: Evidence and analysis from a 10-country household survey

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Grafton, R Quentin ^a   Ward, Michael B ^a   To, Hang ^a   Kompas, Tom ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL CHARACTERISTIC; ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS; HOUSEHOLD WATER; PRICE-BASED; RESIDENTIAL WATER DEMAND; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER PRICING; WATER-SAVING; WATER-SAVING DEVICES;

COSTS; SURVEYS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICING POLICY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SANITATION; WATER DEMAND; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

EID: 80052553740     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010WR009685     Document Type: Review

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