Socioeconomic analysis of domestic water end-use consumption in the Federal District, Brazil

Sant'Ana, Daniel; Mazzéga, Pierre

doi:10.1007/s40899-017-0186-4

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“…Other studies involving Brazilian single-family residential buildings obtained similar per capita water consumptions [9,25].…”

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confidence: 58%

“…Figure 3b shows that about 90% of the single-family households consumed less than 225 liters/person/day. Other studies involving Brazilian single-family residential buildings obtained similar per capita water consumptions [25,9].…”

Section: Water Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 68%

“…This study used only virtual and face-to-face questionnaire surveys to obtain household data. Future researches could employ residential water audits to detect any visible leak, as the study developed by Sant'Ana and Mazzega [9].…”

Section: Questionnaire Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Nauges and Whittington [6], the determinants of domestic water demand have been effectively analyzed in the developed countries, but little effort has been made in the developing countries. In developing countries, water consumption modelling considered different age groups [7], income ranges [7][8][9] and building typologies [9] due to social and economic inequalities.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Identifying the Drivers of Water Consumption in Single-Family Households in Joinville, Southern Brazil

Garcia

Salfer

Kalbusch

et al. 2019

Water

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This study aims to identify the factors that may influence water consumption in single-family households in the city of Joinville, Southern Brazil. Through questionnaires, data were collected from 108 households in several neighborhoods of the city. The questionnaires contained open-ended and closed-ended questions involving the surrounding infrastructure, socio-economic and demographic characteristics, constructive characteristics, installed plumbing fixtures, and water-use habits, totaling 57 variables. The independent variables were correlated to monthly water consumption (m3/month/household) and per capita consumption (liters/person/day) of each household. The statistically significant variables that affected households water consumption were related to demographic characteristics such as number of residents and educational level, construction features (i.e., number of bathrooms, building age, and built area), the presence of water-efficient appliances and water conservation habits. The results obtained can contribute to the development of new studies on water consumption and sustainable policies and awareness on the importance of water conservation.

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“…Other studies involving Brazilian single-family residential buildings obtained similar per capita water consumptions [9,25].…”

Section: Correlation Between Variablesmentioning

confidence: 58%

Section: Water Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 68%

Section: Questionnaire Surveymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Identifying the Drivers of Water Consumption in Single-Family Households in Joinville, Southern Brazil

Garcia

Salfer

Kalbusch

et al. 2019

Water

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“…Raising water prices is not only politically difficult [54,92]; IBT is also likely to further stress the lower-income groups unfairly from a social equity, water justice [93] and human rights perspective unless regulatory roles are carried out satisfactorily [54]. Moreover, higher-level income households are less perceptive to price changes despite being higher water consumers [94], making price changes less effective [88].…”

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confidence: 99%

Sustainable Water Use Practices: Understanding and Awareness of Masters Level Students

Hunt

Shahab

2021

Sustainability

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Present water consumption in the UK is unsustainable, with increasing societal and environmental pressures driving water stress. Personal use of water is a significant contributor to water demand and considering the number of universities and students in the UK the water use practices therein cannot be ignored. Therefore, this paper aims to deepen the theme of water consumption in the United Kingdom from the point of view of use practices for students. The originality in this research lies in better understanding whether UK Masters level students have a basic awareness of personal water consumption and water pricing and whether they have a preferred approach to reducing their water consumption—through a behavioral change, or through adoption of technologies. Through use of a questionnaire approach applied to five cohorts (2017 to 2021) of Masters level students, the level of understanding and awareness towards their own domestic water use both now and in the future was demonstrated. Key findings suggest that Masters students underestimated their water use by 76% compared to the average UK national range and that there was an overall preference to adopt water saving technologies rather than changing user behavior (40% vs. 27%). The study concludes that it is important to approach water conservation from an SPT perspective in order to achieve meaningful change in water use practices. Qualitative and quantitative research is analyzed in light of theoretical models (i.e., Social Practice and Attitude Behavior Framework ABC) in order to make recommendations for greater societal prominence for this issue through media and education.

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Water Management and Development: The Limits of Coordination

Mazzéga¹,

Quéau²,

Sibertin-Blanc³

et al. 2019

Law, Governance and Technology Series

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Socioeconomic analysis of domestic water end-use consumption in the Federal District, Brazil

Cited by 15 publications

References 28 publications

Identifying the Drivers of Water Consumption in Single-Family Households in Joinville, Southern Brazil

Identifying the Drivers of Water Consumption in Single-Family Households in Joinville, Southern Brazil

Sustainable Water Use Practices: Understanding and Awareness of Masters Level Students

Water Management and Development: The Limits of Coordination

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