The importance of selecting the right messenger: A framed field experiment on recycled water products

Whiting, Alix; Kecinski, Maik; Li, Tongzhe; Messer, Kent D.; Parker, Julia

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.03.004

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“…Some of the aforementioned behaviours and impacts have been identified in other studies [50,57,[59][60][61][62][63][64], although the number of research studies focusing on students, or other types of population, is limited. Unlike other studies [78], this work argues that students are not superficial, though their knowledge and perception of this situation could be improved.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…It is also worth assessing the impact of water on peace, justice and strong institutions (SDG16). Nevertheless, it should be kept in mind that education is an essential pillar of sustainable development as a tool that favours the change towards pro-environmental behaviours, as repeatedly reported in the literature [16][17][18][19]30,32,33,38,39,44,49,54,78]. It should not be forgotten either that quality education on sustainable development can favour pro-environmental behaviours (SDG4).…”

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Perceptions of Teachers in Training on Water Issues and Their Relationship to the SDGs

2021

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Water conservation is essential for any activity, as well as for the survival of both human and other living beings. It is commonly associated with access to clean water and sanitation, or even to unsustainable production and consumption, or sustainable cities and communities. However, there is increasing awareness of emerging issues related to water resources and their impact or relationship with other issues, such as climate change, access to food, health and well-being, or biodiversity (marine and terrestrial). Therefore, this study is aimed at understanding the perception of students of the Degrees in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education concerning water issues and their relationship Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs; number 2,3,6,11,12,13,14 and 15) in a coastal urban context. The study used a qualitative design, in which 59 student teachers were interviewed. The instrument was validated by 12 experts. The content analysis indicates that student teachers understand that there is an environmental problem in relation to water caused by human behaviour, and that its effects have an impact on other areas that are related to the SDGs included in the 2030 Agenda.

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Perceptions of Teachers in Training on Water Issues and Their Relationship to the SDGs

2021

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“…Hence, the context in which decisions are made and who conveys the message or who suggests the behavior change, i.e. water companies, regulators or intermediaries, is important (Byerly et al, 2018;Whiting et al, 2019). Also, water use is of a very personal nature and people may or may not want to talk about it (Browne, 2016).…”

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Achieving Water Efficiency in the Public Sector Through Social Norms

Grecksch

2021

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Water efficiency campaigns in England and Wales currently focus on private domestic customers and private businesses and usually focus on either the implementation of technological devices, financial incentives or educational programs for school children. This brief research report focuses on the public sector (schools, hospital, universities, local government), an underexplored area for investigating the role of social norms in facilitating water saving. It takes the approach that the public sector provides so far untapped potential for water savings and asks how water saving behavior can be changed. Based on a review of academic, grey literature, documents and a workshop with stakeholders from water companies, regulators and public sector organizations, nine key themes are presented and discussed. The themes, which can also be understood as recommendations, emphasize that water saving behavior is influenced not just by individual decisions, but social and psychological drivers such as social norms, values or group behavior. For example, water saving competitions among different departments, embedding water into the bigger environmental story or the question of who delivers the water saving message may contribute to changing water saving behavior at the workplace1. The public sector is well placed to implement water efficiency programs involving social norms and could act as role model for other sectors.

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“…Framing: How information about water efficiency is shaped and contextualised within a familiar frame of reference and meaning is of great importance. Second, it makes a difference who is conveying the message about water saving—water companies, regulators or intermediaries (McQuail 2005 ; Byerly et al 2018 ; Whiting et al 2019 ). Setting realistic targets: There is a limit to water conservation as we, for example, need to use water to wash ourselves or to wash clothes.…”

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Public Engagement with Drought and Water Scarcity Research

Grecksch

2021

Drought and Water Scarcity in the UK

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This chapter makes a contribution to the discussion on public engagement with research. Hence, the focus is less on the research topic as such but more on the communication and dissemination of drought and water scarcity related research. This chapter presents public engagement with research activities: two water-related walks. First, a waterways walk through Birmingham, UK, that stopped at various places and discussed drought and water scarcity issues with participants. Second, a drought walk through St James’s Park in London used to disseminate a primer document and highlight issues of public water supply and its function in public spaces. This chapter presents these activities to frame a necessary discussion about the need for better communication of drought and water scarcity in the UK against the background that the issue is often neglected in public debates about water. At the same time water resources managers at the UK’s water companies report difficulties in communicating the issue despite having supporting data from monitoring and modelling. Hence, a public drought and water scarcity discussion is overdue and, as the examples show, can come in various shapes.

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The importance of selecting the right messenger: A framed field experiment on recycled water products

Cited by 21 publications

References 42 publications

Perceptions of Teachers in Training on Water Issues and Their Relationship to the SDGs

Perceptions of Teachers in Training on Water Issues and Their Relationship to the SDGs

Achieving Water Efficiency in the Public Sector Through Social Norms

Public Engagement with Drought and Water Scarcity Research

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