Role of consumer behaviour studies in improving water supply delivery to the urban poor

Water Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-126

  Addo Yobo, F N ^a   Njiru, C ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Service delivery; Sustainability; Urban poor; Water supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645892590     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2006.025     Document Type: Article

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