Measuring the predictors of communities' behavioural decisions for potable reuse of wastewater

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3199-3209

  Nancarrow, B E ^a,b   Leviston, Z ^a   Tucker, D I ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Indirect potable reuse; Intended behaviour; Public acceptance; Risk perceptions; Yuck factor

Indexed keywords

RECYCLING; RISK PERCEPTION; WASTEWATER;

BEHAVIOURAL MODEL; INDIRECT POTABLE REUSE; INDIRECT POTABLE USE; PERSONAL CONTACTS; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY; REUSE OF WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECYCLING; WASTEWATER REUSE;

WASTEWATER RECLAMATION;

DRINKING WATER;

DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RECYCLING; RISK PERCEPTION; WASTEWATER;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL WELFARE; VALIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK; STANDARD; TRUST; WATER SUPPLY;

BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; TRUST; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77649221159     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.759     Document Type: Article

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