The evaluation of information campaigns to promote voluntary household water conservation

Evaluation Review

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 539-578

  Syme, Geoffrey J ^a,b   Nancarrow, Blair E ^c   Seligman, Clive ^d  

^a Curtin University of Technology ^*

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Australian Research Centre for Water in Society   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0040443835     PISSN: 0193841X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193841X0002400601     Document Type: Review

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