A systems approach to modeling Community-Based Environmental Monitoring: A case of participatory water quality monitoring in rural Mexico

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 10297-10316

  Burgos, Ana ^a   Páez, Rosaura ^a   Carmona, Estela ^a   Rivas, Hilda ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Community based research; Emergent properties; System research; Tropical dry lands; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY-BASED; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS; DRY LAND; EMERGENT PROPERTY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INTERVENTION STRATEGY; PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION; WATER QUALITY MONITORING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREAS; WATER QUALITY;

PATIENT MONITORING;

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEARNING; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MODELING; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESEARCH; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY BASED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROGRAPHY; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL LEARNING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEXICO; RURAL POPULATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84890071723     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-013-3333-x     Document Type: Article

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