

@mastersthesis {6838,
	title = {The role of water demand management as a water planning and management tool in {Oxford}, {Nova} {Scotia}},
	year = {1998},
	note = {MQ31550},
	school = {DalTech - Dalhousie University (Canada)},
	type = {phdM.{A}.{Sc}.},
	address = {Ann Arbor},
	abstract = {The perception that water resources are infinite is kept alive through infrastructure subsidies and, subsequently, pricing policies that do not reflect the true cost of water supply. Water in Canada is inexpensive; as a result, inflated demands for inexpensive water are now the norm. Traditionally, water managers have kept pace with demand by expanding supplies (i.e. drilling more wells or appropriating more lakes) when necessary. Familiarity, coupled with a long and successful history, are attractive qualities of the "supply expansion" approach. Conversely, controlling the demand for water, referred to as the "demand management approach" is a relatively new concept for most water managers (and the general public). Water demand management is a cost-effective water management and community planning tool that is gaining acceptance as an important complement to traditional supply expansion. This thesis reviews the role of supply expansion and demand management (in water supply planning and community development) within the context of resource and economic sustainability. In applying the demand management approach, findings in this investigation indicate that Oxford, Nova Scotia, could realize significant social and economic benefits through the implementation of an aggressive water demand management strategy.},
	keywords = {0543:Civil engineering, 0999:Area planning \& development, 0999:Urban planning, Applied sciences, Area planning \& development, Civil engineering, Social sciences, Urban planning},
	url = {http://search.proquest.com/docview/304488713?accountid=14270},
	author = {Boner, Frederick Joseph}
}
