Exploring the psychosocial and behavioural determinants of household water conservation and intention

Securing urban freshwater supplies is a major challenge for policy makers globally. This study investigated the determinants of household water conservation to identify the relative contribution of psychosocial and behavioural determinants. Using a survey of 1196 households across the UK, we found t...

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Published inInternational journal of water resources development Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 940 - 955
Main Authors Russell, Sally V., Knoeri, Christof
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Guildford Routledge 01.11.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
conservation intention
Determinants
Freshwater
Habits
Households
Inland water environment
Norms
Policy making
pro-environmental behaviour
psychology
routines
Surveying
Water conservation
Water demand
Water resources management
water-efficient infrastructure
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Summary:Securing urban freshwater supplies is a major challenge for policy makers globally. This study investigated the determinants of household water conservation to identify the relative contribution of psychosocial and behavioural determinants. Using a survey of 1196 households across the UK, we found that attitudes, norms and habits play an important role in determining intention to conserve water, and that habits were the single most important predictor of water conservation intentions and self-reported water bills. Changing ingrained water conservation habits is therefore an important component of managing urban water demand.
ISSN:0790-0627
1360-0648
DOI:10.1080/07900627.2019.1638230