Household Water Consumption: Insight from a Survey in Greece and Poland

Determining the behavior of domestic water consumers can facilitate a more proactive approach to water demand management, and serves as the foundation for the development of any intervention strategies that seek to bring about sustained and substantial reductions in domestic water consumption. As pa...

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Main Authors: Shan, Yixing, Yang, Lili, Perren, Kim, Zhang, Yanmin
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Consumer behavior
Household water consumption
Survey
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Summary:Determining the behavior of domestic water consumers can facilitate a more proactive approach to water demand management, and serves as the foundation for the development of any intervention strategies that seek to bring about sustained and substantial reductions in domestic water consumption. As part of the European Union (EU) funded project Integrated Support System for Efficient Water Usage and Resources Management (ISS-EWATUS), a household water consumption survey was administered to address the question of how water was used within the home in the EU. The survey was distributed by the University of Thessaly in Greece, and the Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas in Poland. This paper represents the research output of the survey, including the analysis of three major elements pertinent to the behavior of domestic water consumers: end use behaviors; socio-demographic and property characteristics; and psychosocial constructs such as attitudes and beliefs.
ISSN:1877-7058
1877-7058
DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.1001