Unravelling the Linkages Between Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Rural Poverty: The WASH Poverty Index

Water Resources Management

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1501-1515

  Giné Garriga, Ricard ^a   Pérez Foguet, Agustí ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Indicators and indices; Kenya; Rural poverty; Water, sanitation and hygiene

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; DECISION MAKING; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC POLICY; SANITATION; WATER SUPPLY;

INDICATORS AND INDICES; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; KENYA; POLICY INSTRUMENTS; RURAL POVERTY; SAFE DRINKING WATER; THEMATIC INDICATORS; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

RURAL AREAS;

DECISION MAKING; DRINKING WATER; POLICY MAKING; POVERTY; RURAL SOCIETY; SANITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

KENYA;

EID: 84874268548     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-012-0251-6     Document Type: Article

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