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This chapter concentrates on ways to convince the affected people about the importance of drinking water from safe water sources and the mechanisms by which it might be possible to make them change their old habit regarding drinking water, and retain the new habit. Bringing about change in the habit of an individual is a very difficult task. According to the scholars in social psychology, the change in habit occurs in various steps.
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Akmam, W. (2017). Mechanisms to Convince People to Adopt Safe Water Options. In: Arsenic Mitigation in Rural Bangladesh. New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian Perspectives, vol 16. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55154-6_7
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