作者: Alison L Browne , David I Tucker , Catherine S Johnston , Zoe Leviston
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摘要: There is growing awareness that with water becoming an increasingly scarce resource, Australia is facing unprecedented water management challenges. Many projects to address these challenges focus on large scale technological and public infrastructure projects and solutions (Allon, 2007). However, an integral part of the challenge is to begin to understand water in everyday life (Allon; Allon & Sofoulis, 2006). One way of achieving this is by exploring the values and usage of water in daily life, the way these relate to consumption patterns and potential locations for change to water consumption behaviours at a household level.There are currently a variety of mechanisms being implemented in Australia to encourage water use efficiency and conservation in the household. While there is a level of effectiveness in existing water conservation measures (such as water saving appliance rebates and watering …