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Hoque Sonia Ferdous |
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Water conservation in urban households : roles of prices, policies and technologies / / Sonia Ferdous Hoque |
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London, England : , : IWA Publishing, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (153 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Water conservation |
Municipal water supply |
Residential water consumption |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Boxes""; ""About the Author""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter 1: Water Conservation: The Answer to Water Shortagein the 21st Century""; ""1.1 The Changing Water Paradigm""; ""1.2 Human Right to Water""; ""1.3 Water as an Economic Good""; ""1.4 Water Use Efficiency""; ""1.5 The Benefits of Water Conservation""; ""1.5.1 Benefits to consumers""; ""1.5.2 Benefits to utilities""; ""1.5.3 Benefits to the environment""; ""1.5.4 Benefits to the economy""; ""1.6 Water Consumption in Urban Households"" |
""1.7 Conclusion""""Endnotes""; ""Chapter 2: Determinants of Domestic Water Consumption: Theories and Observations""; ""2.1 Theories of Environmental Beliefs and Behaviours""; ""2.2 Determinants of Domestic Water Consumption""; ""2.2.1 Household income""; ""2.2.2 Household size and age composition""; ""2.2.3 Attitudes, social norms, and behaviour""; ""2.2.4 Water price""; ""2.2.5 Dwelling type and ownership""; ""2.2.6 Regulatory policies""; ""2.2.7 Technology""; ""2.2.8 Climatic variations""; ""2.3 Conclusion""; ""Endnote""; ""Chapter 3: Role of Prices: Water Tariffs"" |
""3.1 Overview of Water and Wastewater Tariffs""""3.2 Analysis of Water |
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