Motivational indicators of protective behaviour in response to urban water shortage threat

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 491, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 100-107

  Mankad, Aditi ^a   Greenhill, Murni ^a   Tucker, David ^a   Tapsuwan, Sorada ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Costs; Efficacy; Rainwater; Threat perception; Urban water

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOURAL INTENTIONS; COPING; DECENTRALISED SYSTEMS; EFFICACY; PROTECTIVE MEASURES; RAINWATER; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; URBAN WATERS;

COSTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING; RAINWATER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84877641897     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.04.002     Document Type: Article

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