Urban water restrictions: Attitudes and avoidance

Water Resources Research

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Cooper, Bethany ^a   Burton, Michael ^b   Crase, Lin ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONTINGENT VALUATIONS; ECONOMIC WELFARE; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; POLITICAL SUPPORT; URBAN WATERS; WATER RESTRICTIONS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

WATER SUPPLY;

ECONOMICS;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; POLICY MAKING; URBAN AREA; WATER ECONOMICS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84855364141     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010WR010226     Document Type: Article

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