The carbon footprint of water management policy options

Energy Policy

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 201-212

  Shrestha, Eleeja ^a   Ahmad, Sajjad ^a   Johnson, Walter ^a   Batista, Jacimaria R ^a  

^a University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon footprint; System dynamics; Water conveyance

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; EMISSION RATES; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; FUEL SOURCE; LAKE LEVELS; LAS VEGAS; POPULATION GROWTH RATES; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; WATER CONVEYANCE; WATER MANAGEMENT POLICY; WATER PRODUCTION; WATER REUSE; WATER SOURCE;

ASSOCIATED GAS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUEL SYSTEMS; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAKES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SYSTEM THEORY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER CONSERVATION;

CARBON EMISSION; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LAKE LEVEL; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

LAKE MEAD; LAS VEGAS VALLEY; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856249199     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.074     Document Type: Article

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