Potential of rainwater resources based on urban and social aspects in Colombia

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 550-559

  Morales Pinzón, Tito ^a,b   Rieradevall, Joan ^b,c   Gasol, Carles M ^c   Gabarrell, Xavier ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA DE PEREIRA   (Colombia)

^b INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Housing; Rainwater harvesting; Social; Urban development; Water demand

Indexed keywords

COLOMBIA; COLOMBIANS; CURRENT CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; NON-CONVENTIONAL WATER RESOURCES; RAIN WATER HARVESTING; SOCIAL; SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; TAP WATER; URBAN AREAS; URBAN DENSITY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; WATER DEMAND;

ECONOMICS; HOUSING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; URBAN GROWTH; WATER RESOURCES;

RAIN;

RAIN; TAP WATER;

HOUSING; RAINFALL; RAINWATER; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CATCHMENT; COLOMBIA; FLUID INTAKE; HOUSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; WATER SUPPLY;

COLOMBIA;

EID: 84867898738     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2012.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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