The effect of information on public acceptance - The case of water from alternative sources

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1288-1293

  Dolnicar, Sara ^a   Hurlimann, Anna ^b   Nghiem, Long Duc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative water sources; Desalinated water; Public acceptance; Public attitudes resistance; Recycled water

Indexed keywords

WATER RECYCLING;

ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES; CONDITION; DESALINATED WATER; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE/RESISTANCE; PUBLIC ATTITUDES; PUBLIC POLICY MAKERS; RECYCLED WATER;

WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RECYCLING; WATER RESOURCE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POLICY; VISUAL INFORMATION; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77950929497     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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