Socio-technical transitions in water scarcity contexts: Public acceptance of greywater reuse technologies in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-62

  Domnech, Laia ^a   Saurí, David ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIA I TECNOLOGIA AMBIENTALS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Greywater reuse; Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (Spain); Public acceptance; Transition process; Water scarcity

Indexed keywords

GREYWATER REUSE; METROPOLITAN AREA; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; TRANSITION PROCESS; WATER SCARCITY;

HEALTH RISKS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC RISKS; RISK PERCEPTION; SURVEYS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

WATER CONSERVATION;

WATER;

HEALTH RISK; METROPOLITAN AREA; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; PERCEPTION; WATER DEMAND; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; GREYWATER; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERVIEW; PERCEPTION; PHASE TRANSITION; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPAIN; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 77956926246     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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