Estimation of residential outdoor water use in Los Angeles, California

Landscape and Urban Planning

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 124-135

  Mini, C ^a   Hogue, T S ^a,b   Pincetl, S ^c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Los Angeles; Normalized difference vegetation index; Outdoor water use; Residential vegetation

Indexed keywords

COSTS; HOUSING; IRRIGATION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

DROUGHT CONDITIONS; LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION; LOS ANGELES; LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND POWER; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; REMOTE SENSING MODELS; VOLUNTARY CONSERVATIONS; WATER USE;

WATER SUPPLY;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; IRRIGATION; LANDSAT; NDVI; PRICING POLICY; REMOTE SENSING; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; VOLUNTARY APPROACH; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901203595     PISSN: 01692046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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