Examining water conservation behaviors and attitudes: evidence from the city of Ada, Oklahoma, USA

Ananga, Erick O.; Becerra, Terrie A.; Peaden, Charles; Pappas, Christine C.

doi:10.1007/s40899-019-00329-y

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“…Although public companies again offer significantly more tips than non-public companies do, the differences are slightly smaller. The reason for this may be that these activities involve a higher level of personal sacrifice (Ananga et al 2019) and the general public is often less receptive to these messages when they are delivered by private companies (Kallis et al 2010). In fact, the literature points out that greenwashing concerns negatively influence sustainable purchase intention (Rausch and Kopplin 2021), and therefore the adoption of sustainable behaviour.…”

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Does the Ownership of Water Utilities Influence Water-Saving Advice Provided to Service Users? An Analysis of the Spanish Water Sector

López-Ruiz

Ibáñez-Rueda

Guardiola

et al. 2023

Water Resour Manage

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This paper addresses the need to ensure the sustainable use of water, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Using statistical methods, this paper analyses whether the ownership of the water utility is an explanatory factor for (1) the provision of water conservation advice on utilities’ websites; and (2) how comprehensive this advice is in terms of tips on (i) installing efficient technology and (ii) adopting sustainable habits and behaviours. The paper focuses on the Spanish water industry, which is considered particularly appropriate for the analysis due to the coexistence of utilities with different ownership structures. The results reveal statistically significant differences according to the ownership of the operator and the size of the population served. For example, more private companies provide some advice on their websites, while public companies offer more tips per online advice section. The evidence should encourage national governments and regulatory authorities to pass a regulation that establishes guidelines on how these companies, both public and private, should provide water conservation advice on their websites.

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Does the Ownership of Water Utilities Influence Water-Saving Advice Provided to Service Users? An Analysis of the Spanish Water Sector

López-Ruiz

Ibáñez-Rueda

Guardiola

et al. 2023

Water Resour Manage

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“…Hay ejemplos en la literatura que muestran el gran potencial que representa el ahorro en el consumo doméstico urbano, debido al empleo de dispositivos de bajo consumo, equipos ahorradores, entre otros (Cai et al, 2019), así como la adopción de medidas de conservación que pueden implementar los usuarios (Ananga et al, 2019). La eficiencia en la adopción del uso de medidas de conservación depende en gran parte de la conciencia de los usuarios de su impacto en la huella hídrica y del potencial con que cuentan en la vivienda para satisfacer sus necesidades en forma sostenible, sin depender por completo de la red de abastecimiento público (Addo et al, 2019).…”

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Reducción de la huella de escasez hídrica y medidas de conservación del agua en la vivienda

Bigurra-Alzati

Vázquez‐Rodríguez

Lizárraga-Mendiola

2021

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Pachuca de Soto satisface sólo el 45% de la dotación diaria para consumo doméstico. Se proponen medidas de conservación: reusar el agua gris recuperable y cosechar el agua de lluvia en la azotea de una vivienda de interés social para reducir la necesidad de agua limpia para fines no potables. Se cuantificaron los volúmenes de agua potable necesarios (167.7 L/h/d), de agua gris reusable (73 L/h/d) y de agua residual (53.4 L/h/d). Se determinó la precipitación promedio diaria (hpd=1.28 mm) para un año, a partir de un registro histórico de 1991-2014. Se estimó el volumen de agua de lluvia con hpd, la superficie de azotea disponible (75 m2) y un coeficiente de escurrimiento para superficies de concreto (0.8). Se determinó la huella de escasez hídrica total (HEH), sumando la huella de escasez hídrica directa (HEHD) e indirecta (HEHI). Se utilizó un indicador regional de disponibilidad de agua (AWARE Annual agri); las entradas directas (consumo de agua potable antes y después de utilizar las medidas de conservación), así como la entrada indirecta (agua consumida en la operación de una bomba de ¾ Hp). La HEH se redujo de 4.83 a 1.91 m3 equivalentes, particularmente a través de la HEHD.

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Towards a sustainable use of shower water: Habits and explanatory factors in southern Spain

Ibáñez-Rueda¹,

Guardiola²,

López-Ruiz³

et al. 2023

Sustain. Water Resour. Manag.

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One of the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 6 is the efficient use of water resources in all sectors in order to tackle water shortages. In the home, showering is one of the main water consuming activities. How can people make more sustainable use of shower water? To answer this question, this research analyses showering habits and explanatory factors of shower use. The study is carried out with data from 945 students of the University of Granada, Spain. Significant differences are observed in shower use during the summer and winter months: the average duration is 8.8 and 11.6 min, respectively, and the frequency is greater in summer (with an average frequency of eight showers per week). Determinants of different shower water use include gender, ideology, pro-environmental actions, inherent values, and connectedness to nature, among others. Those variables relate differently to duration and frequency of showers, according to the season, thus highlighting the importance of seasonality. The results show that there is room to achieve a more sustainable use of the shower, in terms of frequency and duration, through awareness measures that are tailored to groups that make a less sustainable use of showers. The main recommendation is that awareness campaigns should be designed on the basis of the user profile as well as the season.

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Examining water conservation behaviors and attitudes: evidence from the city of Ada, Oklahoma, USA

Cited by 12 publications

References 29 publications

Does the Ownership of Water Utilities Influence Water-Saving Advice Provided to Service Users? An Analysis of the Spanish Water Sector

Does the Ownership of Water Utilities Influence Water-Saving Advice Provided to Service Users? An Analysis of the Spanish Water Sector

Reducción de la huella de escasez hídrica y medidas de conservación del agua en la vivienda

Towards a sustainable use of shower water: Habits and explanatory factors in southern Spain

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