Understanding the impact of cultural and religious water use

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 203-209

  Smith, A ^a,b   Ali, M ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption patterns; Culture; District metering; Domestic water; Ethnicity; Religion; Wate ruse

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

DOMESTIC WATER DEMAND; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER USE;

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; RELIGION; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOUSEHOLD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248371960     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2006.00037.x     Document Type: Article

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