Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Water shortages are currently a global challenge.The scarcity of water sources is particularly evident in developing countries because of over population and high rates of urbanisation.The challenge is further worsened by the constraints on nancial resources in these countries.For example, schools in the Western Cape experienced increased nancial losses due water shortages brought on by the drought that hit the province between 2016 to 2018.Information Only intervention showed that self-monitoring is important for improving the overall management and maintenance of school water systems.While, the Social Norm intervention helped schools adopt water conservation cultures and was more eective in reducing school water usage during school hours.Overall, this study shed light on a topic that is often neglected, particularly in developing countries.
Author: Cheroline Ripunda
Language: English
Subfield: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3004202270