Water-recycling in south-east queensland, australia: What do men and women think?

Rural Society

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 220-229

  Miller, Evonne ^a   Buys, Laurie ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gender differences; Knowledge; Perception; Trust; Water recycling

Indexed keywords

EID: 60949103971     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.18.3.220     Document Type: Article

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