That's more or less the findings of a recent Royal Bank of Canada study on "water attitudes".
It was a more cooperative hands-across-the-water attitude than Europe's main finance ministers displayed on Friday, when they reacted coolly to a bailout policy suggested by the Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner.
Results indicated that residents with very positive environmental and water conservation attitudes consumed significantly less water in total and across the behaviourally influenced end uses of shower, clothes washer, irrigation and tap, than those with moderately positive attitudinal concern.
Through a mixed method research design incorporating field-based smart metering technology and questionnaire surveys, this paper reveals the relationship between environmental and water conservation attitudes and a domestic water end use break down for 132 detached households located in Gold Coast city, Australia.
Describes the fear of spreading violence, the contaminated water supply, the attitude of Westernized Indians.
"This water is an attitude adjustment," said Reuben Hechanova, the club's president, calling the frigid surf "exhilarating".
In calm water tests, running attitude and resistance of model ships are measured at various speeds.
Mail and interview surveys were used to explore landholders' land and water management practices, attitudes to natural resource management issues, management objectives, use of information to support management decision making, trust of organisations and individuals and their socio-economic and demographic characteristics.
What we really need is a change in our attitude to water use – and the best way to do this is by retrofitting water meters".
Results indicate that the persuasive program was successful in developing positive attitudes toward compliance, and that those attitudes predict water use.
My attitude to water has been largely utilitarian – where it comes from, how we use it.
