Drought Impacts in Agriculture: Water Conservation and Water Saving Practices and Management

2007 ◽  
pp. 349-373 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. S. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Drought Impacts ◽  
Agriculture Water

scholarly journals Promoting Water Conservation Based on the Matching Effect of Regulatory Focus and Emotion

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1680
Author(s):  
Xiaomei Wang ◽  
Lin Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyu Jiang ◽  
Jia Wang
Keyword(s):  
Regulatory Focus ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Prevention Focus ◽  
Matching Effect ◽  
Promotion Focus ◽  
Cognitive Motivation ◽  
Willingness To Engage

This study aimed to examine the effects of regulatory focus and emotions on water-saving information dissemination. The findings revealed that when water-saving information is framed with a prevention focus, sad emotion fosters more active willingness to engage with the information dissemination than cheerful emotion. However, a promotion focus coupled with cheerfulness is slightly more persuasive than a promotion focus coupled with sadness. Furthermore, compared to the individuals in the nonfit group of emotions who had a regulatory focus, the individuals in the fit group formed a more favorable water-saving attitude and demonstrated a slightly higher willingness to disseminate water-saving information. This article is the first to contribute to exploring the dissemination of water-saving information from the perspective of the interactive effect of individual cognitive motivation and emotion.

scholarly journals Influences of Building Characteristics and Attitudes on Water Conservation Behavior of Rural Residents

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (18) ◽  
pp. 7620
Author(s):  
Yan Liu ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Han Zhao ◽  
Yibin Ao ◽  
Linchuan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Conservation Behavior ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Rural Residents ◽  
Building Characteristics

Urbanization promotes the development of human civilization but brings great challenges, such as air pollution, lack of water resources, and environmental damage, to the natural environment. Water conservation effectively alleviates the lack of water resources. Existing studies mostly focus on water conservation behavior in urban areas and overlook rural areas. This study takes rural residents in Chengdu as the research object and selects four villages to conduct empirical research and fill this research gap. A total of 165 valid questionnaires are collected after face-to-face interviews. First, descriptive analysis is used to analyze the current situation of rural residents’ water conservation behavior. Second, exploratory factor analysis and the binary logistic regression model are used to explore the relationship between building characteristics, water conservation attitudes, and water conservation behavior. The results show that (1) the rural residents’ water conservation attitude plays an important role in water conservation behavior; “environmental values” is the most significant factor, followed by “saving money and joint participation;” (2) rural building characteristics such as layout of the kitchen and shower facilities significantly affect the water conservation behavior of rural residents. Based on the analysis, several suggestions are made for building a new water-saving rural area in Chengdu, such as strengthening the publicity and education of water-saving behavior and subsidizing water-saving facilities. This research provides a theoretical basis for local government departments to formulate relevant policies and serves as a valuable reference for the protection of water resources in other rural areas.

Effectiveness of Water-Saving Superabsorbent Polymer in Soil Water Conservation for Oat Based on Ecophysiological Parameters

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (19) ◽  
pp. 2322-2333 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Robiul Islam ◽  
Xuzhang Xue ◽  
Shao Li ◽  
Changzhong Ren ◽  
A. Egrinya Eneji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Water ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Superabsorbent Polymer

Identification of urine scale problems in urinals and the solution using rainwater

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 322-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shervin Hashemi ◽  
Mooyoung Han ◽  
Tschungil Kim
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Total Dissolved Solids ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Scale Formation ◽  
Dissolved Solids ◽  
Technical Problems

Water-saving urinals, such as waterless and low-flush urinals, have a great potential for water conservation by using 0 ∼ 0.8 l/flush compared with ordinary urinals, which use 2 ∼ 4 l/flush. However in some cases, water-saving urinals are not desirable because of technical problems, such as urine scale formation which makes the urinal dirty and blocks pipes. Also, some cultures do not allow the use of waterless urinals because of their notion of cleanliness. In this paper, factors causing urine scale formation have been identified from laboratory tests on pure urine and several types of flushing water. Some meaningful solutions for managing and solving urine scale problems have been suggested. In particular, the results show that mixing urine with seawater or high salinity groundwater will increase the potential of urine scale formation by increasing total dissolved solids (TDS) and pH. However, using rainwater for urinal flushing can significantly reduce the TDS and pH. These findings could support the use of water-saving toilets in Islamic societies by ensuring that the cleanliness of urinals can still be achieved.

Impact of residential water saving devices on urban water security: A case of Beijing, China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linrui Shi ◽  
Lizhen Wang ◽  
Haihong Li ◽  
Yong Zhao ◽  
Jianhua Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Growing Economy ◽  
Beijing China ◽  
Residential Water

Beijing is a city with severe water shortage, and the rapidly growing economy and population has led to an increasing water demand for households. Thus, water conservation has become the...

Agricultural Water Conservation Cost Control Mechanism of the Pre-Coastal City Based on Design Innovation

2014 ◽  
Vol 644-650 ◽  
pp. 5962-5965
Author(s):  
Peng Peng Zhao ◽  
Fan Rui Meng
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Design Stage ◽  
Agricultural Water ◽  
Coastal City ◽  
Investment And Financing ◽  
Design Innovation

Water-saving irrigation is the livelihood of the people to solve the problem of coastal city agriculture water shortage of water conservancy projects. To investigate the situation of the construction of agricultural water-saving facilities in Tianjin, first ,this paper analyzes the using costs, including running maintenance costs. According to the life-cycle cost theory, it is an important means to control using costs in the infrastructure construction engineering design stage. Then the paper will analyze the complexity of the demand of urban water-saving irrigation and propose that designing innovation is the key to control the complex using costs. Finally , the paper will analyze The effect of investment and financing model of design innovation process. On the one hand, the mode of investment and financing will help to solve the construction funding gap; On the other hand, it will affect water-saving cost pre-control in different degrees.

scholarly journals Studi Penghematan Air pada Sistem Plambing Air Bersih di Apartemen Menara Cibinong Tower Mahoni

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fuad Muhamad ◽  
Eka Wardhani
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Clean Water ◽  
Water Efficiency ◽  
West Java ◽  
The Impact

The Cibinong Tower Mahoni Tower Apartment located in Bogor Regency is a residential residence consisting of 21 floors. Apartment development is influenced by the need for housing which continues to increase along with the rate of population growth and limited land. The impact of apartment construction will affect the availability of clean water in the future due to an increase in the need for clean water. West Java Provincial Regulation Number 13 of 2013 concerning Buildings requires developers to carry out water efficiency. Referring to the regulation, this apartment implements water conservation based on the Green Building Council Indonesia (GBCI) concept which aims to save water use. The research method used is the use of water-saving plumbing features which aims to find out how efficient the use of water is. Based on the results of the study, the population in the Cibinong Tower Mahoni Tower Apartment was 794 people with clean water needs of 67,366.68 l/day. The use of water-saving plumbing equipment can save water use by 6.01% or 4,060.71 l/day.

scholarly journals Diffusing Water Conservation and Treatment Technologies to Nursery and Greenhouse Growers

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexa J. Lamm ◽  
Laura A. Warner ◽  
Melissa R. Taylor ◽  
Emmett T. Martin ◽  
Sarah White ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Conservation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Barriers To Adoption ◽  
Agricultural Water Use ◽  
Treatment Technologies ◽  
Greenhouse Growers ◽  
Perceived Complexity ◽  
Barriers And Motivators

Nursery and greenhouse operations require significantly large amounts of water to maintain product quality and often use more than what is needed by the crop being grown. The nursery industry’s use of water is highly criticized and adds to arguments against agricultural water use with increasingly limited water resources available globally. The purpose of this study was to explore the barriers and motivators associated with nursery and greenhouse growers’ adoption of water conservation and treatment technologies. In-depth interviews were conducted with 24 operators across the U.S. to identify their perceptions of new water-saving technologies and treatments based on the five attributes of an innovation identified by Rogers (2003). The findings revealed growers are aware of water-saving technologies and the rate of adoption depends on a variety of factors including: perceived cost, lack of ability of their workforce to use the new technology due to its complexity, and belief that their product will be worth more if it is grown in an environmentally-friendly manner. Barriers to adoption included the high cost of replacing equipment, incompatibility with existing systems, and the perception that new technologies do not fit in with the traditional hands-on approach to horticulture. Suggested extension programs to reach growers include developing materials that highlight the economic benefit of adoption and cost recovery, YouTube videos that reduce issues with perceived complexity growers can use with their workers, and programs that emphasize how technology fits in with the culture of the horticulture industry.

scholarly journals Energy and Water Conservation Technology Analysis of Water Supply and Drainage of the Building

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yisong Yin ◽  
Xiaolong Ruan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Water Conservation ◽  
Water Saving ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Ecological Environment ◽  
Major Field ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Conservation Technology

At present, China's social and economic development is faster and faster. At the same time, people pay more and more attention to the construction concept of energy and water conservation. We can see the popularization and development of the concept of energy saving and water saving in every major field of our country, the same is true in the construction field. In order to effectively protect the ecological environment and maximize the use of limited resources, the energy-saving and water-saving technology of the building, as well as water supply and drainage technology should be actively used. Based on this, this paper first analyzes the application significance of water supply-drainage and energy-water conservation technology in the construction field, analyzes the current situation of water supply and drainage in China, and proposes the application of water supply-drainage and energy-water conservation technology of the building for reference.

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