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ARTICLES

The Suburbanization of Water Scarcity in the Barcelona Metropolitan Region: Sociodemographic and Urban Changes Influencing Domestic Water Consumption

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Pages 32-45 | Received 01 May 2008, Accepted 01 Feb 2009, Published online: 04 Dec 2009

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