A participatory mixed methods approach to researching household water use in Gosford, Australia

Thornton, N; Riedy, C

A participatory mixed methods approach to researching household water use in Gosford, Australia

Thornton, N Riedy, C

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Citation:: ACME, 2015, 14 (3), pp. 673 - 687
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Thornton, N	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Riedy, C https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3668-737X	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ACME, 2015, 14 (3), pp. 673 - 687	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/37460
dc.description.abstract	This paper argues that a participatory mixed methods approach is more suitable to develop insights into everyday water practices than conventional quantitative end-use studies or stand-alone qualitative behavioural studies. Combining quantitative and qualitative studies provides accurate data on the prevalence and impact of practices, as well as insights into the meanings inherent in household practices. Further, we argue that co-participation in practices during the research is a critical methodological addition to help participants to access meanings and to correlate quantitative data with practices. Our argument is illustrated with reference to a household water use study of forty-eight homes from Gosford City, Australia between May 2008 and July 2009.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ACME	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Geography	en_US
dc.title	A participatory mixed methods approach to researching household water use in Gosford, Australia	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	3	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	14	en_US
utslib.for	160807 Sociological Methodology and Research Methods	en_US
utslib.for	1605 Policy and Administration	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
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pubs.issue	3	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	14	en_US

Abstract:

This paper argues that a participatory mixed methods approach is more suitable to develop insights into everyday water practices than conventional quantitative end-use studies or stand-alone qualitative behavioural studies. Combining quantitative and qualitative studies provides accurate data on the prevalence and impact of practices, as well as insights into the meanings inherent in household practices. Further, we argue that co-participation in practices during the research is a critical methodological addition to help participants to access meanings and to correlate quantitative data with practices. Our argument is illustrated with reference to a household water use study of forty-eight homes from Gosford City, Australia between May 2008 and July 2009.

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