Long-term functionality of rural water services in developing countries: A system dynamics approach to understanding the dynamic interaction of factors

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 5035-5043

  Walters, Jeffrey P ^a   Javernick Will, Amy N ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DYNAMICS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; FINANCE; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEM THEORY; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

DYNAMIC INTERACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; EXPERT OPINION; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; FINANCE MANAGEMENT; SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; WATER SYSTEM FAILURE;

RURAL AREAS;

WATER;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRIORITIZATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GOVERNMENT; LONG TERM CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WEB OF SCIENCE; ECOLOGY; HUMAN; POLICY; RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECOLOGY; FEEDBACK; GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84928395631     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es505975h     Document Type: Article

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