Evaluating water conservation and reuse policies using a dynamic water balance model

Environmental Management

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 449-458

  Qaiser, Kamal ^b   Ahmad, Sajjad ^a   Johnson, Walter ^a   Batista, Jacimaria R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ATKINS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Las Vegas Valley; Policy analysis; System dynamics; Water balance; Water conservation; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; LAKES; LANDFORMS; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; SYSTEM THEORY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

LAS VEGAS; POLICY ANALYSIS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; WATER BALANCE; WATER REUSE;

WATER CONSERVATION;

DRINKING WATER;

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; MODELING; POLICY ANALYSIS; POPULATION GROWTH; WASTEWATER; WATER BUDGET; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FLUID BALANCE; GROWTH RATE; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; POPULATION GROWTH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER SUPPLY;

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

EID: 84874113995     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9965-8     Document Type: Article

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