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Toward achieving persistent behavior change in household water conservation.


ABSTRACT: Achieving persistence in household behavior modification has been a central but elusive goal of environmental conservation attempts that rely on behavioral interventions. We implemented a habit change intervention, designed to achieve persistent change in household water conservation behavior in an affluent residential community in urban India. We found a 15 to 25% reduction in household water consumption in the absence of any volumetric pricing. Most importantly, the effects of our 5-wk intervention persisted for more than a year, after which marginal pricing was introduced. The treatment gap was not bridged even after a year under the marginal price regime.

SUBMITTER: Vivek 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8214704 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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