Impact of Homeowner Association (HOA) landscaping guidelines on residential water use

Water Resources Research

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 3373-3386

  Wentz, Elizabeth A ^a   Rode, Sandra ^b   Li, Xiaoxiao ^a   Tellman, Elizabeth M ^a   Turner, B L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b City of Goodyear Public Works   (United States)

Author keywords

climate change; conditions; covenants; private governance; residential water use; restrictions; water conservation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; HOUSING; LAND USE; VEGETATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONDITIONS; COVENANTS; PRIVATE GOVERNANCE; RESTRICTIONS; WATER USE;

WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPLIANCE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GRASS; GUIDELINE; HOMEOWNER; LAND COVER; LANDSCAPE; NEIGHBORHOOD; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATION COVER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

ARIZONA; GOODYEAR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84992308977     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015WR018238     Document Type: Article

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