Seminar Series: Abstract

2.00
April 24 2009
Ross Hohnen Room, Chancellery, ANU

Workshop - Water diaries: exploring the who, where and how much of household water use (encore)
Ms Kate Harriden and Dr Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt

Kate Harriden and Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt invite you to participate in a free workshop on the use of water diaries as a robust method to examine the ‘black box’ of intra-household water use. Led by Kate, and involving volunteer household participation, they have recently undertaken a series of studies in the rural and urban Australian Capital Territory region to examine who uses how much water and whereabouts in the household. Can this method extend the frontier of our knowledge on water use? Can it provide reliable data to assist in demand management? What do the data say about gender equity within the household? What other insights into intra-household water use do water diaries offer? These questions will be addressed at the workshop, referring to the results from our studies, particularly the initial analysis of the October 2008 trial. The workshop also allows participants an opportunity to provide feedback on the diary format and useability, particularly regarding its strengths and developing strategies to counteract any difficulties.