Rethinking existing approaches to water security in remote communities: An analysis of two drinking water systems in nunatsiavut, labrador, Canada

Water Alternatives

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 462-486

  Goldhar, Christina ^a   Bell, Trevor ^b   Wolf, Johanna ^c  

^a Nain Research Centre   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Community drinking water system; Drinking water preferences; Inuit; Perceptions of drinking water; Water security

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DRINKING WATER; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RISK PERCEPTION; SUBARCTIC REGION; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA; LABRADOR; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

EID: 84886918206     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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