Fighting for the right to use wastewater: what drives the use of untreated wastewater in a peri-urban village of Faisalabad, Pakistan?
This case study from Chakera village, Faisalabad City, Pakistan describes the transition from canal-water irrigation to wastewater irrigation over a period of several decades. It shows that while the initial motivation for wastewater use was water scarcity and a lack of choice, farmers soon realized...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Informa UK Limited
2011
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/40471 |
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