Risk Management in a Developing Country Context: Improving Decisions About Point-of-Use Water Treatment Among the Rural Poor in Africa

Risk Analysis

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-80

  Arvai, Joseph ^a,b   Post, Kristianna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; International development; Structured decision making; Water

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BASIC ACCESS; CLEAN WATERS; DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES; DEVELOPING WORLD; DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES; DOMESTIC USE; EAST AFRICANS; HUMAN HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; POINT-OF-USE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK; RURAL VILLAGES; SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION; TANZANIA; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; WATER PROBLEMS; WATER SAFETY; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH RISKS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WATER;

WATER TREATMENT;

DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRATIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL POPULATION; SANITATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; WATER USE;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; STANDARD; TANZANIA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL POPULATION; TANZANIA; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA;

EID: 84855321558     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01675.x     Document Type: Article

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