Water quality perceptions and willingness to pay for clean water in peri-urban Cambodian communities

Journal of Water and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 489-506

  Orgill, Jennifer ^a   Shaheed, Ameer ^b   Brown, Joe ^b   Jeuland, Marc ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Contingent valuation; Point of use water treatment; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; RAIN; SURFACE WATER;

CONTINGENT VALUATION; DRINKING WATER; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PERCEPTION; PERIURBAN AREA; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WATER DEMAND; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ADULT; ADULT EDUCATION; ARTICLE; CAMBODIAN; CONTINGENT VALUATION; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STORAGE; TASTE PREFERENCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CAMBODIA; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 84884406271     PISSN: 14778920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wh.2013.212     Document Type: Article

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