Social trust, risk perceptions and public acceptance of recycled water: Testing a social-psychological model

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-68

  Ross, Victoria L ^a   Fielding, Kelly S ^b   Louis, Winnifred R ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fairness; Identification; Recycled water; Risk; Trust

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE TESTS; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY;

FAIRNESS; IDENTIFICATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE; QUEENSLAND; RECYCLED WATER; REGIONAL CITIES; TOOWOOMBA; TRUST; WATER TESTING;

RISK PERCEPTION;

DRINKING WATER; WASTE WATER;

DRINKING WATER; DROUGHT STRESS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RECYCLING; RESEARCH WORK; RISK FACTOR; WASTEWATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY; DROUGHT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL TRUST; TRUST; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CITY; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; TOOWOOMBA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CITIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DATA COLLECTION; DRINKING WATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; QUEENSLAND; RECYCLING; RISK; TRUST; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896823601     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.01.039     Document Type: Article

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