The perception of users about the impacts of water rationing on their household routines
| Autor: | MARIA HELENA DEL GRANDE, CARLOS DE OLIVEIRA GALVÃO, LÍVIA IZABEL BEZERRA DE MIRANDA, LEMUEL DOURADO GUERRA SOBRINHO |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Ambiente & Sociedade, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 163-182 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1414-753X 1809-4422 |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1809-4422asoc150155r1v1912016 |
| Popis: | Abstract In water scarcity situations, water rationing is a management measure taken in order to ensure equitable access to water. The current study presents some factors that contribute to a situation of water injustice in Campina Grande, a city located in the Brazilian semiarid region, which has been facing a new drought cycle since 2012. The water supply conditions in the households and the users' perceptions about the impacts on their water use routines were monitored for 6 months. Two variables were considered: household income and water shortage risk. Among the main conclusions, the following stand out: (1) the higher the household income is, the higher the water storage capacity and the lower the impacts on the household routines; (2) the poorest sections of the population tend to naturalize the restrictive impacts of the water rationing since they have experienced and lived in a permanent state of water saving. |
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