Does anybody like water restrictions? Some observations in Australian urban communities

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-81

  Cooper, Bethany ^a   Rose, John ^b   Crase, Lin ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Choice experiment; Consumer preferences; Enforcement; Urban water restrictions; Water policy

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; URBAN PLANNING; WATER BUDGET; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84855302879     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2011.00573.x     Document Type: Article

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