A multi-scale analysis of single-family residential water use in the phoenix metropolitan area

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 448-467

  Ouyang, Yun ^a   Wentz, Elizabeth A ^a   Ruddell, Benjamin L ^b   Harlan, Sharon L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological fallacy; Modifiable areal unit problem; Panel data model; Phoenix; Single family residential water use; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; SURVEYS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ECOLOGICAL FALLACY; MODIFIABLE AREAL UNIT PROBLEM; PANEL DATA MODELS; PHOENIX; SPATIAL SCALE; WATER USE;

HOUSING;

CENSUS; ECONOMETRICS; HETEROGENEITY; LAND USE PLANNING; METROPOLITAN AREA; PANEL DATA; RESIDENT POPULATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897913763     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12133     Document Type: Article

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