Transferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK

This paper presents the perceptions of 20 Saudi students in the UK investigating how to transfer experiences from the UK into the Saudi situation through a focus-group methodology. This method was made with such a focus group to get the general perceptions of Saudis students who have lived in the UK...

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Autor principal:	A. Alsaluli
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	cultural change saudi arabia unsustainable human activity water awareness water resources Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:59c8c80515b545c48cc43b63765b7ee72021-11-06T07:09:41ZTransferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK1606-97491607-079810.2166/ws.2020.309https://doaj.org/article/59c8c80515b545c48cc43b63765b7ee72021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://ws.iwaponline.com/content/21/2/791https://doaj.org/toc/1606-9749https://doaj.org/toc/1607-0798This paper presents the perceptions of 20 Saudi students in the UK investigating how to transfer experiences from the UK into the Saudi situation through a focus-group methodology. This method was made with such a focus group to get the general perceptions of Saudis students who have lived in the UK. The research concluded that the UK water companies present a useful model that will encourage the Saudi public to see themselves as stakeholders in addition to being consumers. There are significant barriers regarding the level of public participation required by these UK models. A cultural change is required to make the Saudi public see water conservation as their responsibility. Moreover, the concept of children educating adults in a mildly humorous way may not be transferrable to Saudi society. HIGHLIGHTS UK models of raising water awareness may encourage the Saudi public to see themselves as stakeholders in addition to being consumers.; There are barriers regarding the level of public participation required by UK models.; A cultural change is required to make the Saudi public see water conservation as their responsibility.; The concept of children educating adults in a mildly humorous way may not be transferable to Saudi society.;A. AlsaluliIWA Publishingarticlecultural changesaudi arabiaunsustainable human activitywater awarenesswater resourcesWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506ENWater Supply, Vol 21, Iss 2, Pp 791-796 (2021)
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spellingShingle	cultural change saudi arabia unsustainable human activity water awareness water resources Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 A. Alsaluli Transferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK
description	This paper presents the perceptions of 20 Saudi students in the UK investigating how to transfer experiences from the UK into the Saudi situation through a focus-group methodology. This method was made with such a focus group to get the general perceptions of Saudis students who have lived in the UK. The research concluded that the UK water companies present a useful model that will encourage the Saudi public to see themselves as stakeholders in addition to being consumers. There are significant barriers regarding the level of public participation required by these UK models. A cultural change is required to make the Saudi public see water conservation as their responsibility. Moreover, the concept of children educating adults in a mildly humorous way may not be transferrable to Saudi society. HIGHLIGHTS UK models of raising water awareness may encourage the Saudi public to see themselves as stakeholders in addition to being consumers.; There are barriers regarding the level of public participation required by UK models.; A cultural change is required to make the Saudi public see water conservation as their responsibility.; The concept of children educating adults in a mildly humorous way may not be transferable to Saudi society.;
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title	Transferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK
title_short	Transferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK
title_full	Transferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK
title_fullStr	Transferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK
title_full_unstemmed	Transferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK
title_sort	transferring the uk experience of raising water awareness to the saudi situation: perceptions of saudi students in the uk
publisher	IWA Publishing
publishDate	2021
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Transferring the UK experience of raising water awareness to the Saudi situation: perceptions of Saudi students in the UK

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