Saving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights

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dc.contributor.advisorVisser, Martine
dc.contributor.authorBerger, Kenneth John
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-28T14:07:01Z
dc.date.available2020-02-28T14:07:01Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2020-02-28T11:05:13Z
dc.description.abstractThe city of Cape Town suffered a severe water crisis in 2018. At the peak of the drought in South Africa’s Western Cape, a randomised control trial at 105 schools investigated the impact of two behavioural interventions to encourage responsible water usage: detailed water usage data feedback from smart meters, and an interschool competition. Interventions reduced water usage in these schools by 15 to 26%. The information feedback was found to be more effective in reducing night time water use, indicating better water usage by the staff, while the competition was found to be more effective during the day time, indicating better water usage by the pupils. The contrast highlights the way feedback was understood differently by the two groups, with different effects on their assumption of responsibility. This example from Cape Town demonstrates the effectiveness of combining smart technologies with nudges. It provides a model of water conservation interventions for sustainable cities.
dc.identifier.apacitationBerger, K. J. (2019). <i>Saving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights</i>. (). ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31407en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationBerger, Kenneth John. <i>"Saving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights."</i> ., ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31407en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBerger, K.J. 2019. Saving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights. . ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31407en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Berger, Kenneth John AB - The city of Cape Town suffered a severe water crisis in 2018. At the peak of the drought in South Africa’s Western Cape, a randomised control trial at 105 schools investigated the impact of two behavioural interventions to encourage responsible water usage: detailed water usage data feedback from smart meters, and an interschool competition. Interventions reduced water usage in these schools by 15 to 26%. The information feedback was found to be more effective in reducing night time water use, indicating better water usage by the staff, while the competition was found to be more effective during the day time, indicating better water usage by the pupils. The contrast highlights the way feedback was understood differently by the two groups, with different effects on their assumption of responsibility. This example from Cape Town demonstrates the effectiveness of combining smart technologies with nudges. It provides a model of water conservation interventions for sustainable cities. DA - 2019 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - behavioural insights KW - nudges KW - smart water meters KW - water conservation LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2019 T1 - Saving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights TI - Saving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31407 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/31407
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationBerger KJ. Saving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights. []. ,Faculty of Commerce ,School of Economics, 2019 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31407en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Economics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerce
dc.subjectbehavioural insights
dc.subjectnudges
dc.subjectsmart water meters
dc.subjectwater conservation
dc.titleSaving water in schools: evidence on the use of smart water meters and behavioural insights
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMCom
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