Identifying and understanding the drivers of high water consumption in remote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities

摘要: Abstract Managing water demand in many remote Indigenous communities is critical yet often poorly implemented due part to a lack of understanding the volume and nature use. A combination quantitative qualitative data has enabled deeper consumption patterns drivers three Australian as Stage 1 Remote Isolated Communities Essential Services (RICES) project. Total daily per person use averaged from 270 L/p/d over 1,500 L/p/d outdoor activities comprised up 86% total residential consumed. Structured interviews with participants identified five main for which some are traditionally role local government service provision (e.g. dust control) all closely linked day functioning cleaning food, cooling). Traditional management strategies such pricing not appropriate, nor reliance on improving provision, partly resource challenges communities. Community-based engagement education, supported by modelling, been more suitable approach will be tested later stages RICES