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Developing novel approaches to domestic water management under uncertainty: a reflection on the "up scaling" of social science approaches in the UK for water and climate modeling

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Developing novel approaches to domestic water management under uncertainty: a reflection on the "up scaling" of social science approaches in the UK for water and climate modeling. / Browne, Alison; Medd, William; Anderson, Ben.
In: Water Resources Management, Vol. 27, No. 4, 01.03.2013, p. 1013-1035.

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