Determination of Public Awareness on Water Stress, Water Scarcity and Water Saving: Akdeniz University Case Study

As the population of the world increases, the water resources rapidly decrease. It is predicted that the population having water stress today will have water shortage in the future. Turkey is among the countries having lack of water and is in danger of becoming a water poor country. Due to the incre...

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Main Authors: Aslı Gezer, Ayça Erdem
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Language:English
Published: Artvin Coruh University 2018-05-01
Series:Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi
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Online Access:http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/476928
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description As the population of the world increases, the water resources rapidly decrease. It is predicted that the population having water stress today will have water shortage in the future. Turkey is among the countries having lack of water and is in danger of becoming a water poor country. Due to the increasing water demand around the world, various measures are being taken starting from the local scale. In addition to these measures, the levels of awareness and perception of public on environmental issues are evaluated. Surveys applied from regional to national scale provide data and guidance to the institution, municipality and ministries that produce works and policies related to water management. In this study, the survey results on the awareness of 300 participants, who work, study and reside within Akdeniz University campus, on "water scarcity, water stress and water saving" are given. The responses to the survey were analyzed with SPSS Statistics Base V23 licensed program. The responses were evaluated according to the demographic information (age, gender and monthly income level) using chi-square analysis. According to the survey results; (i) regardless of gender and age, the vast majority of participants have a similar tendency to use water, (ii) women are more susceptible to water stress, water scarcity and water saving than men, and (iii) as the income level increases, the sensitivity of water use also increases.
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spelling doaj-art-98b725d8d0414fb3b82a6010e8fb09472025-02-02T16:34:17ZengArtvin Coruh UniversityDoğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi2528-96402528-96402018-05-014211312210.21324/dacd.408379Determination of Public Awareness on Water Stress, Water Scarcity and Water Saving: Akdeniz University Case StudyAslı Gezer0 Ayça Erdem1Korkuteli Belediyesi, Çevre Koruma ve Kontrol Müdürlüğü, Korkuteli, Antalya.Akdeniz Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi, Çevre Mühendisliği Bölümü, 07058, AntalyaAs the population of the world increases, the water resources rapidly decrease. It is predicted that the population having water stress today will have water shortage in the future. Turkey is among the countries having lack of water and is in danger of becoming a water poor country. Due to the increasing water demand around the world, various measures are being taken starting from the local scale. In addition to these measures, the levels of awareness and perception of public on environmental issues are evaluated. Surveys applied from regional to national scale provide data and guidance to the institution, municipality and ministries that produce works and policies related to water management. In this study, the survey results on the awareness of 300 participants, who work, study and reside within Akdeniz University campus, on "water scarcity, water stress and water saving" are given. The responses to the survey were analyzed with SPSS Statistics Base V23 licensed program. The responses were evaluated according to the demographic information (age, gender and monthly income level) using chi-square analysis. According to the survey results; (i) regardless of gender and age, the vast majority of participants have a similar tendency to use water, (ii) women are more susceptible to water stress, water scarcity and water saving than men, and (iii) as the income level increases, the sensitivity of water use also increases.http://dacd.artvin.edu.tr/tr/download/article-file/476928surveypublic awarenesswater stresswater scarcitywater saving
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Determination of Public Awareness on Water Stress, Water Scarcity and Water Saving: Akdeniz University Case Study
Doğal Afetler ve Çevre Dergisi
survey
public awareness
water stress
water scarcity
water saving
title Determination of Public Awareness on Water Stress, Water Scarcity and Water Saving: Akdeniz University Case Study
title_full Determination of Public Awareness on Water Stress, Water Scarcity and Water Saving: Akdeniz University Case Study
title_fullStr Determination of Public Awareness on Water Stress, Water Scarcity and Water Saving: Akdeniz University Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Determination of Public Awareness on Water Stress, Water Scarcity and Water Saving: Akdeniz University Case Study
title_short Determination of Public Awareness on Water Stress, Water Scarcity and Water Saving: Akdeniz University Case Study
title_sort determination of public awareness on water stress water scarcity and water saving akdeniz university case study
topic survey
public awareness
water stress
water scarcity
water saving
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