Evaluating the impact of demand-side management on water resources under changing climatic conditions and increasing population

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 114, Issue , 2013, Pages 261-275

  Dawadi, Srijana ^a   Ahmad, Sajjad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global climate models; Las Vegas Valley; Population growth; System dynamics; Water demand management

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION GROWTH; PRICE DETERMINATION; SEMIARID REGION; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; POPULATION GROWTH; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; LAS VEGAS VALLEY; NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871923128     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.015     Document Type: Article

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