Water use patterns and conservation in households of Wei River Basin, China

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 45-53

  Fan, Liangxin ^a,b   Liu, Guobin ^a   Wang, Fei ^a   Geissen, Violette ^c   Ritsema, Coen J ^c   Tong, Yan ^b  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HENAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Domestic water consumption; Survey research; Water conservation; Wei River Basin

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PRACTICES; CONSERVATION PROGRAMS; DOMESTIC WATER; ECONOMIC CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS; SURVEY RESEARCH; WEI RIVER;

SURVEYS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

WATER CONSERVATION;

CONSERVATION; RURAL AREA; SURVEY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLEANING; DRINKING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUID INTAKE; GARDENING; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RIVER BASIN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER POLLUTION;

CHINA; WEI BASIN;

EID: 84875446462     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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