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Beyond awareness: the persuasion stage of decision-making explains urban residents’ compliance with landscape irrigation restrictions
Inadequate compliance with landscape irrigation restrictions poses a significant challenge for policymakers, environmental educators, and communicators working in urban water conservation as these policies are only effective if compliance is achieved. This study examined perceptions among Florida, USA residents to whom these policies apply using the Diffusion of Innovations Theory. Among the approximately half of these residents who were aware of these restrictions and had an opportunity to develop perceptions about them, perceptions were moderately positive with compatibility, observability, relative advantage, trialability, and complexity falling between 0.0 and 1.0 on a scale ranging from −2 to + 2. Hierarchical linear regression revealed complexity, compatibility, and relative advantage were significant predictors of intention to comply. Perceived complexity was found to be the biggest barrier to individuals’ intent to comply. Policymakers and others working in urban water conservation need to simplify both irrigation restrictions and education about them.
Beyond awareness: the persuasion stage of decision-making explains urban residents’ compliance with landscape irrigation restrictions
Inadequate compliance with landscape irrigation restrictions poses a significant challenge for policymakers, environmental educators, and communicators working in urban water conservation as these policies are only effective if compliance is achieved. This study examined perceptions among Florida, USA residents to whom these policies apply using the Diffusion of Innovations Theory. Among the approximately half of these residents who were aware of these restrictions and had an opportunity to develop perceptions about them, perceptions were moderately positive with compatibility, observability, relative advantage, trialability, and complexity falling between 0.0 and 1.0 on a scale ranging from −2 to + 2. Hierarchical linear regression revealed complexity, compatibility, and relative advantage were significant predictors of intention to comply. Perceived complexity was found to be the biggest barrier to individuals’ intent to comply. Policymakers and others working in urban water conservation need to simplify both irrigation restrictions and education about them.
Beyond awareness: the persuasion stage of decision-making explains urban residents’ compliance with landscape irrigation restrictions
Warner, Laura A. (author) / Kalauni, Dharmendra (author) / Diaz, John M. (author) / Yazdanpanah, Masoud (author) / Pasula, Sravani (author)
Urban Water Journal ; 21 ; 436-447
2024-04-20
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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