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A comparison of Los Angeles and Phoenix homeowners' attitudes and behaviors towards outdoor water conservation

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Los Angeles, California and Phoenix, Arizona are two naturally water-scarce regions that rely on imported water to meet their local water needs. Both areas have been experiencing an ongoing drought that has negatively affected their local water supply. Populations in both cities continue to grow, increasing overall demand for water as the supply decreases. Water conservation is important for the sustainability of each town. However, the methods utilized to conserve residential water in the two areas differ drastically; Los Angeles has implemented involuntary water rationing and Phoenix has not.

The widespread effectiveness of involuntary restrictions makes them a popular management scheme. Despite their immediate effectiveness, little is known about how involuntary restrictions affect attitudinal precursors towards the behavior in question and thus, whether or not the restrictions are potentially helpful or harmful to lasting behavior change. This study adapted the Theory of Planned Behavior to survey 361 homeowners in Los Angeles and Phoenix to examine how involuntary water restrictions shape attitudinal precursors to outdoor water conservation.

This study found that when involuntary water restrictions are present, residents feel less in control of their outdoor water use. However, in the presence of involuntary water restrictions, stronger social norms and stronger support for policy prescriptions over outdoor water use were found. The favorable societal support towards water conservation, conceptualized as social norms and policy attitudes, in the presence of involuntary water restrictions is potentially promising for lasting behavior change.

Date Created
2016
Contributors
  • Turrentine, Heather Catherine (Author)
  • Klinsky, Sonja (Thesis advisor)
  • Dooley, Kevin (Thesis advisor)
  • Larson, Kelli (Committee member)
  • Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
  • Water resources management
  • Behavioral psychology
  • Sustainability
  • Behavior Change
  • perceived behavioral control
  • Self-efficacy
  • Theory of Planned Behavior
  • Water conservation
  • Water Governance
  • Water conservation--Law and legislation--Arizona--Phoenix--Public opinion.
  • Water conservation
  • Water conservation--Law and legislation--California--Los Angeles--Public opinion.
  • Water conservation
Resource Type
Text
Genre
Masters Thesis
Academic theses
Extent
viii, 127 pages : color illustrations
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.40247
Statement of Responsibility
by Heather Catherine Turrentine
Description Source
Viewed on November 29, 2016
Level of coding
full
Note
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2016
Note type
thesis
Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-99)
Note type
bibliography
Field of study: Sustainability
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  • 2016-10-12 02:17:47
System Modified
  • 2021-08-30 01:21:36
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