Positivism, post-positivism and domestic water demand: Interrelating science across the paradigmatic divide

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 501-515

  Sharp, Liz ^a   Mcdonald, Adrian ^b   Sim, Patrick ^b   Knamiller, Cathy ^a   Sefton, Christine ^a   Wong, Sam ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary research; Positivism; Post positivism; Quantitative research; Water demand UK

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; RESEARCH PROGRAM; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN POLICY; WATER DEMAND; WATER PLANNING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052605860     PISSN: 00202754     EISSN: 14755661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-5661.2011.00435.x     Document Type: Article

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