Quantifying Household Water Demand: A Review of Theory and Practice in the UK

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 981-1011

  Parker, Joanne M ^a   Wilby, Robert L ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Demand management; End use; Forecasting; Household water demand; Micro component; Water industry

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING; SIGNALING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ANGLIAN WATER SERVICES; END-USES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; HOUSEHOLD WATER; MICRO-COMPONENTS; STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES; WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT; WATER INDUSTRIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT; FORECASTING METHOD; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84873746026     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0190-2     Document Type: Review

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