Problems of rural drinking water supply management in Central Kyrgyzstan: a case study from Kara-Suu village, Naryn Oblast

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 863-872

  Rost, Karl Tilman ^a   Ratfelder, Gesine ^a   Topbaev, Oktiabr ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Kyrgyz State National University   (Kyrgyzstan)

Author keywords

Drinking water supply system; Financial sustainability; Garden irrigation; Good governance

Indexed keywords

POTABLE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; GOOD GOVERNANCES; KYRGYZSTAN; RURAL COMMUNITY; RURAL DRINKING WATERS; URBAN AREAS; WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURES;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 84920706119     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-014-3299-1     Document Type: Article

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