Rainwater harvesting technologies and practises in rural Uganda: A case study

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 355-369

  Baguma, David ^a   Loiskandl, Willibald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Adoption; Education; Information flow; Rural household; Subsidy; Water supply

Indexed keywords

HARDWARE; HARVESTING; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; POLICY STRATEGY; PROBABILITY; RAINWATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TECHNOLOGY;

UGANDA;

EID: 77952321557     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-010-9223-4     Document Type: Article

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