Making Water Count: A Systematic Review to Inform the Design of a Household Water-Saving Community Engagement Program

Abstract

This paper presents a systematic literature review of water saving in household consumption to inform the design of community engagement programs. Drawing from theoretical perspectives and previous studies on determinants of water saving, this study proposes a design of a community engagement program to empower the community in tackling the issue of water scarcity by considering several factors. The program also inserts the knowledge of calculative behavior applied in the accounting area to support the water efficiency program in household consumption. The role of accounting demonstrates that measurement is important for understanding the patterns of water usage as part of the accountability system to gradually change behavior. Keywords—water saving, water counting, community engagement