Comparison of Consumer Attitudes Between Cyprus and Latvia: An Evaluation of Effect of Setting on Consumer Preferences in the Water Industry

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 4339-4358

  Chenoweth, Jonathan ^a   Barnett, Julie ^b   Capelos, Tereza ^a   Fife Schaw, Chris ^a   Kelay, Tanika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer expectations; Cyprus; Nicosia; Riga; Risk; Water suppliers

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ATTITUDES; CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS; CONSUMER PREFERENCES; CONTINUITY OF SUPPLY; CYPRUS; NICOSIA; RIGA; RISK PERSPECTIVE; SAFE DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER; WATER INDUSTRIES; WATER QUALITY ISSUES; WATER SECTOR;

RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

POTABLE WATER;

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DRINKING WATER; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CYPRUS; LATVIA; NICOSIA [CYPRUS];

EID: 78249251720     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9662-4     Document Type: Article

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