Griffith School of Engineering, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus 4222, Australia.
J Environ Manage. 2011 Aug;92(8):1996-2009. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.03.023. Epub 2011 Apr 12.
Within the research field of urban water demand management, understanding the link between environmental and water conservation attitudes and observed end use water consumption has been limited. Through a mixed method research design incorporating field-based smart metering technology and questionnaire surveys, this paper reveals the relationship between environmental and water conservation attitudes and a domestic water end use break down for 132 detached households located in Gold Coast city, Australia. Using confirmatory factor analysis, attitudinal factors were developed and refined; households were then categorised based on these factors through cluster analysis technique. Results indicated that residents with very positive environmental and water conservation attitudes consumed significantly less water in total and across the behaviourally influenced end uses of shower, clothes washer, irrigation and tap, than those with moderately positive attitudinal concern. The paper concluded with implications for urban water demand management planning, policy and practice.
在城市水需求管理的研究领域中，对于环境和水资源保护态度与实际用水之间的联系了解有限。本研究通过结合实地智能计量技术和问卷调查的混合方法设计，揭示了澳大利亚黄金海岸市 132 户独立式住宅的环境和水资源保护态度与家庭用水终端用途细分之间的关系。通过验证性因子分析，确定并细化了态度因素；然后通过聚类分析技术对家庭进行分类。结果表明，环境和水资源保护态度非常积极的居民，其总用水量以及在淋浴、洗衣机、灌溉和水龙头等行为影响的用水方面，均显著低于态度中度积极的居民。本文最后提出了对城市水需求管理规划、政策和实践的启示。
