Assessing water use and quality through youth participatory research in a rural Andean watershed

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 3040-3047

  García, C E Roa ^a   Brown, S ^b  

^a Fundación Evaristo García A A 4443   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

International development; Monitoring; Participatory research; Water quality; Water use; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FARMS; LAND USE; RURAL AREAS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

COLOMBIANS; HOUSEHOLD LEVEL; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; MONITORING WATER QUALITY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; RURAL WATERSHEDS; STREAM COMMUNITIES; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER USE; WATERSHEDS MANAGEMENT;

WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; RURAL AREA; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE; WATERSHED;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HOUSEHOLD; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT; PROCESS DESIGN; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEPTIC TANK; STREAM (RIVER); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

COLOMBIA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 67651183617     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.04.014     Document Type: Article

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