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- Title
Determinants of Long-Term Water and Energy Conservation Behavior: An Integrated Review.
- Authors
Ambaum, Mathijs; Corten, Rense; Lambooij, Mattijs; van der Aa, Monique; van Harreveld, Frenk; Buskens, Vincent
- Abstract
Over the last decades, drinking water and energy use have increased exponentially. To preserve ecosystems in the long term, a change in behavior is necessary on all levels of society including on the household level. This paper presents an integrated review of the determinants of long-term drinking water and energy conservation behavior of households. We identified forty-nine relevant studies discussing long-term conservation behavior in the context of drinking water and energy use. Long-term conservation behavior was measured as either persistent behavior, maintaining behavioral change, or intentions to maintain behavior, each with specific determinants. We found four key factors for long-term conservation behavior: consumption feedback, household characteristics, effort, and motives for conservation behavior. For future studies, we suggest follow-up questionnaires or interviews to measure the persistence of behavior and differentiate between curtailment and efficiency behavior. Worthwhile avenues for future research on long-term conservation behavior are household-tailored feedback mechanisms and the interaction between contextual factors and effort-based choices.
- Subjects
ENERGY conservation; WATER conservation; DRINKING water; DRINKING behavior; ENERGY consumption; CONSUMPTION (Economics)
- Publication
Sustainability (2071-1050), 2024, Vol 16, Issue 11, p4399
- ISSN
2071-1050
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/su16114399