Attitudes, and water consumption system service fees water sufficiency

Authors

  • Cruz García Lirios Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENTS-Facultad de Psicología), México
  • Javier Carreón Guillén Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENTS-Facultad de Psicología)
  • Jorge Hernández Valdés Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENTS-Facultad de Psicología)
  • María Montero López Lena Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENTS-Facultad de Psicología)
  • José  Marcos Bustos Aguayo Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (ENTS-Facultad de Psicología)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32735/S0718-6568/2013-N34-934

Keywords:

density, infrastructure, provision, storage, repair and consumption

Abstract

The Psychology of Sustainability (PS) studies the issues involving the relationship between water availability per capita and water consumption. From concepts such as: population density, water infrastructure and water provision raises three lifestyles concerning water storage, leak repairing and water consumption. The PS notes that the causal relationships between water issues and lifestyles are important if one considers Local Sustainable Development rather than regional and global. As water problems intensify, attitudinal processes of austerity prevail over the waste of water. In contrast, water situations in equilibrium with residential consumption facilitate wastefulness. The discussion alluding to water problems and lifestyles will allow to build a rate system for consumption and define the policies that will be required in a context of supply and distribution crisis expected in the coming years.

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Published

2018-07-01

How to Cite

García Lirios, C., Carreón Guillén, J., Hernández Valdés, J., Montero López Lena, M., & Bustos Aguayo, J. M. (2018). Attitudes, and water consumption system service fees water sufficiency. Polis (Santiago), 12(34). https://doi.org/10.32735/S0718-6568/2013-N34-934

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