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http://dx.doi.org/10.4491/KSEE.2017.39.1.1

Analysis of Local Resident'S Perception on 'Rainwater for Drinking' Project in Developing Countries : Focusing on Vietnam Case Studies  

Lee, Minju (Water Supply Lab., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University)
Han, Mooyoung (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers / v.39, no.1, 2017 , pp. 1-8 More about this Journal
Abstract
Drinking water deficiency is prevalent in developing countries due to contamination of surface and ground water, difficulties of water treatment, and lack of water infrastructures. 'Rainwater For Drinking (RFD)' projects are emerging as one of the effective solutions globally since RFD systems provide safe drinking water from rainwater. In RFD projects, perception of local residents toward RFD project is essential as local residents must manage their RFD systems on their own after the project finishes. This research performed survey and interview to 209 local residents, who use RFD systems, and analyzed their general perception, expected effects and feared factors toward RFD projects. Through the research, it was shown that the most of the local residents have positive perception towards RFD projects' effectiveness (41.9%) and are willing to participate (58.9%). The top three expected effect factors of the RFD projects were 'supply of safe water source', 'vitalization of local community', and 'expansion of RFD system'. The top three feared factors were 'quality of rainwater', 'technical factors of RFD system', and 'maintenance of RFD system'. The research findings indicate that development of simple water quality measuring device and education of the local residents about RFD system is necessary for better maintenance of the RFD system after the project finishes.
Keywords
Rainwater for Drinking; Rainwater for Drinking Project; Rainwater Harvesting; Developing Country; Drinking Water Shortage;
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