Do Families Attitudes and Behaviors Support Sustainable Water Consumption

Boylu, Ayfer Aydıner; Günay, Gülay

doi:10.14207/ejsd.2017.v6n4p115

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“…They do not treat water consumption as an activity, but as a tool to fill in other activities in households and communities (Medd & Shove, 2005).Either it is related to personal hygiene, washing clothes, brushing teeth, cleaning, mopping the floor, and carrying a long bath for body relaxation and gardening. It seems that it is necessary to save water at home for the sustainability of natural water resources (Boylu& Gunay, 2017).…”

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Role of Age and Education on Attitude and Habits of People in Katchi Abadis to Adopt Water Conservation Practices: A Gender-Based Difference

Seemi¹

2021

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The focal point of this study is to see the impact of age and education on the attitude and habits of men and women in katchi Abadis towards water conservation in Lahore. Two squatter settlements were selected to make a comparison of water conservation attitudes and habits. For this purpose, a sample of 200 men and women was selected conveniently from both katchi Abadis. The Water Conserving Behaviour Scale and Water Conserving Habit Scale (Dolnicar et al., 2012) and the Scale of Household Water Conservation (Sathaporyajana, 2008) were employed in this study to collect data. Data were analyzed by using the t-test and ANOVA. The findings of the study indicate a significant difference between water-conserving attitude and age, the result also shows a significant interaction effect of residential type and education on water saving attitude. Moreover, findings also emphasized the need to design policies/plans to sensitize the public about water conservation and unnecessary water use and how to make it sustainable for future generations by tailoring the water-saving attitude and habits of households.

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Role of Age and Education on Attitude and Habits of People in Katchi Abadis to Adopt Water Conservation Practices: A Gender-Based Difference

Seemi¹

2021

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“…Another finding from the study is that water‐saving behaviour has a positive effect on long‐term water consumption. Lee et al (2011) demonstrated that water‐saving consumers in specially developed countries engage in sustainable water consumption behaviour; Similarly, Aydıner Boylu & Günay (2017) discovered that water saving in the home has an effect on sustainable consumption behaviour. When the research's mediation effect findings are examined, it is discovered that there is no mediation effect of water saving on the effect of environmental concerns on sustainable water consumption behaviour; however, water saving has a partial mediating effect on the effect of economic concerns on sustainable water consumption behaviour.…”

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“…According to Middlestadt et al (2001), water education increased students' knowledge about water saving and positively changed their water consumption behaviours. Aydıner Boylu & Günay (2017) emphasized that saving water at home influences sustainable consumption behaviour. Water‐saving studies (Dickinson, 2001; Kideghesho et al, 2007; Lipchin et al, 2005) have shown that environmental awareness, knowledge, drought, perceived cost and being a woman are all effective water‐saving factors.…”

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Sustainable water consumption and water‐saving behaviours: A review of consumers' environmental and economic concerns in Turkey

Avcı

2023

Water & Environment J

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Water, which plays an important role in human life, has been depleted as a result of changing consumption patterns, climate change and increasing population, and water scarcity has emerged as one of the most pressing issues facing the world in the coming years. One solution to this problem is to make more efficient and sustainable use of existing water resources. In this context, the study aims to investigate the effects of consumers' environmental and economic concerns on sustainable water consumption behaviour, as well as the mediating role of water‐saving behaviour in these effects. For this purpose, it was discovered that environmental and economic concerns have positive effects on sustainable water consumption behaviour as a result of an analysis of data collected from 591 consumers in Turkey via the online survey method; it was determined that environmental concerns have no effect on water‐saving behaviour, whereas economic concerns have a positive effect on water‐saving behaviour. According to the findings of the mediation analysis, water‐saving behaviour only serves to mediate the effect of economic concerns on sustainable water consumption behaviour.

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“…Men at the job, on the other hand, conserved water if they are conflictfree (Li et al, 2019). Boylu and Gunay (2017) also established a link between the water conservation and the sociodemographic factor of gender. Women normally showed an optimistic attitude towards the environment than men (Blankenberg & Alhusen, 2019).…”

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The gender difference in behaviour and intentions of households toward water saving practices in Katchi Abadis of Lahore, Pakistan

Malik

Mahmood

2021

J. Humanit. Soc. Manag. Sci.

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Water resources sustainability and conservation are crucial to controlling water scarcity in the world. This research examines the gendered perception of households in 12 Katchi Abadis of Lahore to conserve water by focusing on their habits, attitude, intention, norms, and behaviour. This is a qualitative research design with in-depth interviews as a method. Respondents were selected by adopting the purposive sampling technique. The debate revolves around the question: which one among men and women in the slum, will be responsible to show proper water managing intentions and behaviour? Is there any difference among men and women in slums on water-saving attitude, norms, intention, and behaviour? 24 face-to-face semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with youths, adults, and elderly males and females. Thematic analysis was used for analysis. It was revealed that people in homes acknowledged the worth of water, but poverty, unemployment, and government unresponsive behaviour caused hindrance to efforts to save water. There is a long list of hurdles that retards the process to conserve water. This research recommended conducting studies on the practices of water in households with actual measurements, not only for self-reported data, but it should also assess, and observe actions of individuals towards the environment.

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Do Families Attitudes and Behaviors Support Sustainable Water Consumption

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Role of Age and Education on Attitude and Habits of People in Katchi Abadis to Adopt Water Conservation Practices: A Gender-Based Difference

Role of Age and Education on Attitude and Habits of People in Katchi Abadis to Adopt Water Conservation Practices: A Gender-Based Difference

Sustainable water consumption and water‐saving behaviours: A review of consumers' environmental and economic concerns in Turkey

The gender difference in behaviour and intentions of households toward water saving practices in Katchi Abadis of Lahore, Pakistan

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