The implications of climate change on residential water use: A micro-scale analysis of Portland (OR), USA

Journal of Water and Climate Change

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 225-238

  Shandas, Vivek ^a   Rao, Meenakshi ^a   McGrath, Moriah McSharry ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Development scenarios; Empirical; Residential; Temperature; Water demand

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867007597     PISSN: 20402244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wcc.2011.024     Document Type: Article

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