Over the years, much research has attempted to unpack what drives public responses to
water reuse, using a variety of approaches. A large amount of this work was captured by an …

Discussion of public reactions to water recycling is now framed around the idea of a 'yuck
factor': advocates tend to assume an emotional response is the primary determinant of …

Globally, water resources are under immense and increasing pressure. This, coupled with
the threat of climate change, has increased global interest in water reuse. However, global …

The Water Environment Research Foundation in the United States funded an
interdisciplinary and integrative social science study on public perception and participation …

Water scarcity in urban environments is an issue of increasing concern in Australia and
many other parts of the world. Technological solutions include recycling municipal effluent …

Public acceptance is often seen as a key reason why water-recycling technology is
(accepted or) rejected. A common assumption is that projects fail because the general public …

This reports the results of a three-year investigation which aimed to develop a measurement
of prediction of community intended behaviour in relation to the reuse of different …

With increasing pressures on water resources, the concept of beneficial use of treated
wastewater has rapidly become an imperative for water agencies around the world. Water …

Faced with a severe drought, the residents of the regional city of Toowoomba, in South East
Queensland, Australia were asked to consider a potable wastewater reuse scheme to …

Whilst the development of suitable technologies which provide opportunities for water
recycling has moved on apace over the past decade, their practical application will not …