Institute for Innovation in Business and Social Research, School of Management & Marketing, University of Wollongong, NSW, Wollongong, Australia.
Water Res. 2011 Jan;45(2):933-43. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.09.030. Epub 2010 Oct 1.
This paper identifies factors that are associated with higher levels of public acceptance for recycled and desalinated water. For the first time, a wide range of hypothesized factors, both of socio-demographic and psychographic nature, are included simultaneously. The key results, based on a survey study of about 3000 respondents are that: (1) drivers of the stated likelihood of using desalinated water differ somewhat from drivers of the stated likelihood of using recycled water; (2) positive perceptions of, and knowledge about, the respective water source are key drivers for the stated likelihood of usage; and (3) awareness of water scarcity, as well as prior experience with using water from alternative sources, increases the stated likelihood of use. Practical recommendations for public policy makers, such as key messages to be communicated to the public, are derived.
本文确定了与公众对再生水和海水淡化水更高接受度相关的因素。这是首次同时纳入广泛的假设因素，包括社会人口统计学和心理统计学因素。基于对约 3000 名受访者的调查研究，主要结果如下：（1）表明使用海水淡化水的可能性的驱动因素与表明使用再生水的可能性的驱动因素略有不同；（2）对各自水源的正面看法和了解是表明使用可能性的关键驱动因素；（3）对水资源短缺的认识以及使用替代水源的先前经验，会增加表明使用的可能性。本文还为公共政策制定者提供了实用建议，例如需要向公众传达的关键信息。
