Citizens' Perceptions on Water Conservation Policies and the Role of Social Capital

Water Resources Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 509-522

  Jones, Nikoleta ^a   Evangelinos, Konstantinos ^a   Gaganis, Petros ^a   Polyzou, Eugenia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

Citizens' perceptions; Non economic social costs; Social capital; Water consumption policies

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONSERVATION POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INSTITUTIONAL TRUST; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL COST; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONSUMPTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

GREECE;

EID: 78751566558     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-010-9711-z     Document Type: Article

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