What affects public acceptance of recycled and desalinated water?

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 933-943

  Dolnicar, Sara ^a   Hurlimann, Anna ^b   Grün, Bettina ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Desalinated water; Public acceptance; Recycled water

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS; WATER FILTRATION;

ALTERNATIVE SOURCE; DESALINATED WATER; PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATION; PRIOR EXPERIENCE; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; PUBLIC POLICY MAKERS; RECYCLED WATER; WATER SCARCITY;

WATER RECYCLING;

DESALINATED WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

COHORT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOLOGY; RECYCLING; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DESALINATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; KNOWLEDGE; MASS MEDIUM; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; TELEVISION; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 78650415282     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.09.030     Document Type: Article

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