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Attitudes and behaviours towards water conservation on the Mediterranean coast: the role of socio-demographic and place-attachment factors

Previous research has suggested that a range of socio-demographic and place-attachment attributes might indicate the willingness of households to take direct action on water conservation. Based on a study of suburban residents from the Girona region of Spain, this article seeks to determine whether such variables are associated with pro-environmental water-conservation attitudes and behaviours. Results show no significant or consistent relationships between these predictors and a suite of attitudinal and behavioural variables, suggesting that the characteristics and descriptors of place attachment and pro-environmental behaviour may need further discrimination if relationships between the two are to be used to inform policy and intervention

Financial support was received from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CSO2010-17488) and the University of Girona (9110030-X3_1100_E32_09_21_08), which provided the funds for the datacollection phase of this project

Taylor and Francis

Manager: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (Espanya)
Author: Garcia Acosta, Xavier
Muro, Melanie
Ribas Palom, Anna
Llausàs i Pascual, Albert
Jeffrey, Paul
Saurí Pujol, David
Date: 2013 May 1
Abstract: Previous research has suggested that a range of socio-demographic and place-attachment attributes might indicate the willingness of households to take direct action on water conservation. Based on a study of suburban residents from the Girona region of Spain, this article seeks to determine whether such variables are associated with pro-environmental water-conservation attitudes and behaviours. Results show no significant or consistent relationships between these predictors and a suite of attitudinal and behavioural variables, suggesting that the characteristics and descriptors of place attachment and pro-environmental behaviour may need further discrimination if relationships between the two are to be used to inform policy and intervention
Financial support was received from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (CSO2010-17488) and the University of Girona (9110030-X3_1100_E32_09_21_08), which provided the funds for the datacollection phase of this project
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Document access: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/13690
Language: eng
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Collection: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1080/02508060.2013.794641
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0250-8060
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1941-1707
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//CSO2010-17488/ES/NUEVAS PAUTAS DE CONSUMO Y GESTION DEL AGUA EN ESPACIOS URBANOTURISTICOS DE BAJA DENSIDAD. EL CASO DE LA COSTA BRAVA (GIRONA)/
Rights: Tots els drets reservats
Subject: Aigua -- Conservació
Water conservation
Title: Attitudes and behaviours towards water conservation on the Mediterranean coast: the role of socio-demographic and place-attachment factors
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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