Drinking water from alternative water sources: Differences in beliefs, social norms and factors of perceived behavioural control across eight Australian locations

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1433-1444

  Dolnicar, S ^a   Hurlimann, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Recycled water; Theory of planned behaviour; Water sources

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; AUSTRALIA; DESALINATED WATER; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; PUBLIC CONSULTATION; QUALITATIVE INTERVIEWS; RECYCLED WATER; REGIONAL LOCATIONS; SOCIAL NORM; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR; WATER CRISIS; WATER ENGINEERS; WATER POLICIES; WATER SOURCE; WATER SOURCES;

DESALINATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

POTABLE WATER;

DRINKING WATER;

ANTECEDENT CONDITIONS; COHORT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; RECYCLING; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; RECYCLING; SOCIAL ASPECT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DRINKING; PERCEPTION; SALTS; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77950924742     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.325     Document Type: Article

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