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- Title
Users' Perceptions towards the rational use of water in public administrative buildings.
- Authors
Alves da Silva, Arícia Fernandes; Costa Ferreira Nunes, Luiz Gustavo; Rosa da Silva, Simone
- Abstract
Public buildings are among the largest water consumers for water companies. Specifically, the decentralized structure of the Administration of the Government of the State of Pernambuco, which concentrates a large number of public buildings scattered throughout the city of Recife, has a high potential for waste of water due to the misuse of this resource. The methodology consisted of applying questionnaires that involved questions about the users 'behavior when using water and in determining the users' Perception Index. Thirty-one public administrative buildings were analyzed, in which 2262 questionnaires were applied, which analyzed the users' behavior during the activities of personal hygiene, cleaning, food preparation, and garden watering. The user perception index showed that, although users perform good water conservation practices in their hygiene activities, their behavior can be improved and substantially reduce water consumption. The activities of food preparation and garden watering had low rates, and there should be standardization of the procedures performed by users to avoid waste.
- Subjects
RECIFE (Brazil); PERNAMBUCO (Brazil); WATER use; PUBLIC buildings; SEWAGE; WATER conservation; WATER consumption; WATER utilities; HYGIENE
- Publication
REUNIR: Revista de Administração, Contabilidade e Sustentabilidade, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 2, p38
- ISSN
2237-3667
- Publication type
Article