Articles | Volume 15, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-963-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-15-963-2015
Research article
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08 May 2015
Research article |  | 08 May 2015

Assessing domestic water use habits for more effective water awareness campaigns during drought periods: a case study in Alicante, eastern Spain

H. March, M. Hernández, and D. Saurí

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The design of water awareness campaigns could benefit from knowledge on the specific characteristics of domestic water use. To contribute to these debates this paper investigates domestic water use in 450 households of 10 municipalities of drought prone Alicante (Spain). The survey suggests that awareness campaigns should revise on a regular basis their scope and their channels of diffusion. We propose policy-oriented recommendations on scope for action for further reductions.
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