Understanding fundamental phenomena affecting the water conservation technology adoption of residential consumers using agent-based modeling

K Rasoulkhani, B Logasa, M Presa Reyes, A Mostafavi - Water, 2018 - mdpi.com
More than one billion people will face water scarcity within the next ten years due to climate
change and unsustainable water usage, and this number is only expected to grow …

Factors influencing the adoption of water conservation technologies by smallholder farmer households in Tanzania

S Jha, H Kaechele, S Sieber - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
In Tanzania, the increasing population coupled with climate change amplifies issues of food
insecurity and negatively impacts the livelihoods of smallholder farmer households. To …

Home gardening in Muscat, Oman: Gardeners' practices, perceptions and motivations

A Al-Mayahi, S Al-Ismaily, T Gibreel, A Kacimov… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2019 - Elsevier
Omani home-gardens are jeopardized by the poor agronomic practices and unqualified
gardeners. This study aimed to find:(i) gardening characteristics, practices and gardener's …

A multilevel analysis of the drivers of household water consumption in a semi-arid region

MJ Barnett, D Jackson-Smith, J Endter-Wada… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Communities across the Western United States face the growing challenge of
managing water resources in the face of rapid population growth and climate change. There …

Is less always more? Conservation, efficiency and water education programs

J Wang, JM Chermak - Ecological Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Water scarcity and stress are not new phenomena for many regions around the world.
Problems are exacerbated by growing populations, changing weather patterns and reduced …

Agent-based modeling framework for simulation of complex adaptive mechanisms underlying household water conservation technology adoption

K Rasoulkhani, B Logasa, MP Reyes… - 2017 Winter …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Using new technologies to maintain, construct, and reuse naturally created products like
asphalt, soils, and water can reserve the environment (Baqersad et. al 2017, 2016). The …

Heterogeneity in urban consumer preferences for turfgrass attributes

M Ghimire, TA Boyer, C Chung - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2019 - Elsevier
Managing lawns in urban landscapes has become a contentious issue in public policy due
to conflicts over water consumption and the potential for runoff of fertilizer, pesticides, and …

Consumer perceptions, attitudes, and purchase behavior with landscape plants during real and perceived drought periods

M Knuth, BK Behe, CR Hall, PT Huddleston… - …, 2018 - journals.ashs.org
In the coming decades, no natural resource may prove to be more critical to human health
and well-being than water. There is abundant evidence that the condition of water resources …

Preferences for sustainable residential lawns in Florida: the case of irrigation and fertilization requirements

M Knuth, X Wei, X Zhang, H Khachatryan, A Hodges… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The American landscape is well defined by the presence of turfgrass. To maintain the lush,
green carpet, irrigation, fertilizer, and other necessary inputs are required. When these …

[HTML][HTML] Defining preferred turfgrass features for lawn choice for Floridian homeowners

M Knuth, X Wei, X Zhang, H Khachatryan… - Journal of Urban …, 2024 - Elsevier
Turfgrass lawns provide many environmental benefits, including temperature moderation,
soil stabilization in urban centers, and surface water runoff reduction in the rapidly …