Urban versus regional - How public attitudes to recycled water differ in these contexts

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 891-899

  Hurlimann, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Bendigo; Community attitudes; Melbourne; Water recycling

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMMUNITY ATTITUDES; RECYCLED WATER;

WATER RECYCLING;

POTABLE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RECYCLING; URBAN AREA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; URBAN AREA; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PUBLIC OPINION; VICTORIA; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BENDIGO; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 43949109919     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2008.167     Document Type: Article

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