Issues affecting community attitudes and intended behaviours in stormwater reuse: A case study of Salisbury, South Australia

Water (Switzerland)

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 835-847

  Wu, Zhifang ^a   McKay, Jennifer ^a   Keremane, Ganesh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community attitudes; Managed aquifer recharge; Perception of health risk; Recycled water; Stormwater; Trust in authorities

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY ATTITUDES; MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGES; RECYCLED WATER; STORMWATERS; TRUST IN AUTHORITIES;

AQUIFERS; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); RECYCLING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

STORMS;

AQUIFER; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECHARGE; RISK PERCEPTION; STORMWATER; URBAN AREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84878710936     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20734441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/w4040835     Document Type: Article

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