Showering behavioural response to alarming visual display monitors: Longitudinal mixed method study

Behaviour and Information Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 695-711

  Stewart, Rodney A ^a   Willis, Rachelle M ^b   Panuwatwanich, Kriengsak ^a   Sahin, Oz ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Allconnex Water   (Australia)

Author keywords

Resource consumption display monitors; Smart meters; Water conservation behaviours; Water demand management; Water end use; Water micro component

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY MONITORS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; RESIDENTS' PERCEPTIONS; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT; WATER END USE; WATER MICRO COMPONENTS;

SMART METERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DISPLAY DEVICES;

EID: 84884498492     PISSN: 0144929X     EISSN: 13623001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2011.577195     Document Type: Article

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