Understanding Domestic Water Use Behaviour

本项目旨在更好地了解家庭用水行为，特别是洗涤行为，包括个人洗涤（淋浴、沐浴）和家庭洗涤（洗碗、洗衣），以及它们对整体节约用水的贡献。洗涤行为是一个有用的重点，因为它们通常是隐藏的（因为它们主要发生在家庭中），因此不一定受到与更公开可见的行为（如使用塑料袋）相同的社会压力。目的是了解这种行为的情境性和潜在影响（重点是英国的情况），并利用定量和定性方法探索智能家庭用水传感器的潜在作用。根据获选者的具体技能和兴趣，本项目可在行为心理学、社会与技术研究、人与环境互动、大数据分析等领域做出贡献。

This project seeks to better understand domestic water use behaviours, and particularly washing behaviours, both personal washing (showering, bathing) and household washing (dishes, laundry) and their contribution to overall water conservation. Washing behaviours are a useful focus because they are typically hidden (in that they occur mainly within the household) and therefore not necessarily subject to the same social pressures as more publicly visible behaviours (such as the use of plastic bags). The aim will be to understand the situatedness of, and potential influences on, such behaviours (with a focus on the UK context), and explore the potential role of smart in-home water use sensors, using quantitative and qualitative approaches. Depending on the specific skills and interests of the successful candidate, this project could make a contribution of the fields of behavioural psychology, society and technology studies, human-environment interactions, and big data analytics.