Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19093
Title: A systematic review and agenda for using alternative water sources for consumer markets in Australia
Contributor(s): Adapa, Sujana  (author)orcid ; Bhullar, Navjot  (author)orcid ; Valle de Souza, Simone  (author)
Publication Date: 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.083
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19093
Abstract: Water scarcity is a common phenomenon identified in many countries and Australia is no exception. Australia is the driest continent and has been prone to severe and prolonged drought conditions in recent years. Yet the quality of drinking water is taken for granted in Australia and existing evidence showcases a huge setback in the uptake of alternative sources of water by Australian consumer markets. In order to understand the existing situation and identify the barriers and opportunities associated to alternative sources of water, a systematic review of existing research in the area of alternative sources of water for consumer markets has been conducted. The importance of water as a precious resource to sustain human life and a review of relevant literature of alternative sources of water (mainly recycled and desalinated) and issues surrounding centralised and decentralised water systems are discussed. Results are reported from extant research upon public acceptance of consumer satisfaction, contextual factors, demographic variables and perceived benefits and costs associated with the intention to adopt, and the adoption and use of recycled and desalinated water. Our findings highlight the limitations of prior studies and outline the strategic importance of a much needed marketing-related 7Ps research framework for promoting the consumption and use of alternative water sources within the Australian consumer market. Similarly the discussion highlights the relative importance of investing in various marketing interventions in enhancing Australian consumer markets awareness, acceptance and uptake of alternative sources of water. The uptake of alternative sources of water amongst Australian consumer markets is envisaged to be enhanced through critical understanding of the various aspects associated to product, price, place, promotion, people, process and physical evidence. In sum, the present systematic review provides the most relevant issues surrounding the usage of alternative sources of water within the Australian consumer market; elicits the importance of public acceptance, consumer satisfaction, demographic variables, contextual factors apart from benefits and barriers to recycled water; and proposes a research framework that needs to be addressed by future research.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Cleaner Production, v.124, p. 14-20
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Place of Publication: Netherlands
ISSN: 1879-1786
0959-6526
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 150505 Marketing Research Methodology
150506 Marketing Theory
170113 Social and Community Psychology
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 350705 Innovation management
350608 Marketing theory
350606 Marketing research methodology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 960999 Land and Water Management of Environments not elsewhere classified
960307 Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts)
961199 Physical and Chemical Conditions of Water not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 190507 Global effects of climate change (excl. Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and the South Pacific) (excl. social impacts)
190504 Effects of climate change on Australia (excl. social impacts)
190508 Understanding the impact of natural hazards caused by climate change
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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