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Measuring ‘no-win’ waterscapes

Experience-based scales and classification approaches to assess household water security in colonias on the US–Mexico border

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ID8944707
AuthorsWendy Jepson (0000-0002-7693-1376, Texas A&M University, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume51
Pages107-120
Publication date2013-11-13
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeoforum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.10.002
OpenAlexW2047131935
LanguageEN
Citations received68
References cited107

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