Perceptions versus reality: Assessing residential water conservation efforts in the household

Araya, Felipe; Osman, Khalid; Faust, Kasey M.

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105020

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“…The Global Water Development in 2020 reports that water demand exceeds supply 9 . Therefore, one of the most important challenges facing humanity in the twenty-first century is the reduction in the quantity and quality of water suitable for human consumption 10 , 11 . In the long run, water scarcity causes the level of water in nature to fall steadily below human needs, jeopardizing human and social development 12 , 13 .…”

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Socio-psychological determinants of Iranian rural households' adoption of water consumption curtailment behaviors

Savari¹,

Mombeni²,

Izadi³

2022

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Dealing with a growing population and a shortage of drinking water is a major challenge for politicians and planners. A key factor in ensuring a sustainable water supply is water conservation at the household level, which can increase productivity and save water resources. Therefore, promoting water consumption curtailment behavior will contribute significantly to reducing the global water crisis, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Water consumption curtailment behaviors depend on individuals’ encouragement to choose and adopt voluntary behaviors and cannot be enforced by any political or planning power. In order to encourage water conservation those social and psychological factors should be considered that influence individuals to participate or adopt water consumption curtailment behaviors. Therefore, the study of factors influencing rural households' water consumption curtailment behaviors is of great importance. This study aimed to describe the socio-psychological factors influencing water consumption curtailment behaviors among rural households in southwestern Iran. The extended theory of planned behavior (ETPB) was used as a theoretical framework in this study along with descriptive norms (DN), moral norms (MN), habits, and justification. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). The results showed that ETPB can explain 35% and 54% of intention and water consumption curtailment behaviors among rural households in Iran. Our findings may assist policymakers in reducing domestic water consumption.

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confidence: 99%

Socio-psychological determinants of Iranian rural households' adoption of water consumption curtailment behaviors

Savari¹,

Mombeni²,

Izadi³

2022

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“…Furthermore, research also shows that residents' water-use behavior is a mixed function of many factors (Kenney et al, 2008). Both demographic characteristics (Schleich and Hillenbrand, 2009;Tong et al, 2017;Araya et al, 2020) and behavioral and psychological variables (Dolnicar et al, 2012;Fielding et al, 2012;Beal et al, 2013) were found to affect water consumption. For example, Russell and Knoeri (2020) find that attitudes, subjective norms, and personal normative beliefs had positive impacts on water-conservation behavior.…”

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Residents' acceptability and response to the water-pricing policy to reduce marine pollution caused by domestic sewage

Wang

et al. 2023

Front. Mar. Sci.

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Domestic sewage has huge negative impacts on the marine environment. This paper discusses whether residents can accept the water-pricing policy that collects funds to improve sewage treatment technologies to reduce marine pollutants by raising water prices. First, the contingent valuation method is used to elicit residents’ acceptability of a water-price increase. Second, the contingent behavior method is applied to observe residents’ responses to the pricing policy. The results show that residents can accept an increase of 0.90 CNY/m3 in water price on average in Qingdao, China. We also find that people with low income show low acceptability of the water-pricing policy. Additionally, the water price plays a positive role in promoting residents’ willingness to reduce water use. The information transmission will encourage people to adopt water-saving behavior and strengthen the impact of the water-pricing policy on water-saving behavior. This paper provides important implications to establish a water-pricing policy to reduce the negative impacts of domestic sewage on the marine environment.

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“…The lived experiences of end-users provide valuable insights about the shortcomings of water systems (Araya et al 2020). Understanding how end-users interact with their water systems and how they are impacted by service challenges can shed light on the ways people engage with the political processes that govern water-sector decision-making.…”

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Temporal public perceptions and experiences during water service disruptions: the case of Jackson, Mississippi

Safarpour,

Spearing

2024

Environ. Res.: Infrastruct. Sustain.

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Failures in urban water systems are becoming a common occurrence in the US due to disasters, aging infrastructure, and financial constraints, among other concerns. For example, Jackson, Mississippi has experienced reoccurring water outages, burdening community members as they must seek alternative water sources. Prior research has primarily focused on technical, institutional, and public health aspects of water crises, with limited attention to community perspectives. Understanding such social aspects can shed light on, for example, community priorities, levels of trust, mental health concerns, and communication gaps. Here, we document the temporal experiences and perceptions of community members during the Jackson Water Crises. To do so, we qualitatively analyzed news media data and employed topic modeling techniques on social media data from two years, capturing two specific crises. Our results reveal the cascading impacts of water outages on end-users, including financial, social, and technical issues. For example, over time, results indicate that trust in the government and water providers in Jackson eroded, which may hinder public support. Our results show that social media can be a useful tool for utilities to understand public perceptions in real-time. Recommendations proposed here can inform future responses to water crises in Jackson and other communities, ensuring end-users perspectives are incorporated.

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Perceptions versus reality: Assessing residential water conservation efforts in the household

Cited by 15 publications

References 42 publications

Socio-psychological determinants of Iranian rural households' adoption of water consumption curtailment behaviors

Socio-psychological determinants of Iranian rural households' adoption of water consumption curtailment behaviors

Residents' acceptability and response to the water-pricing policy to reduce marine pollution caused by domestic sewage

Temporal public perceptions and experiences during water service disruptions: the case of Jackson, Mississippi

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