Consumer behaviours and awareness in water usage - As a sample of field study in Nigde City,Turkey

Available water resources are decreasing due to the rapidly increasing demand of water resources usage along with global warming, increasing population, and industrialization. it has been observed that the decrease of the water resources both in quantity and quality in the world as well as in turkey. despite being in better condition than in general perspective of turkey, nigde, has the water quality and water loss problems. legal and administrative authorities as well as the unconscious consumers and the services providers cause the reasons of these problems. considering experienced climate change, reduction in resources and the quality problem in water, public sensitivity against the decreased water resources, habits of water usage, application of water saving patterns, recommended solutions, public awareness and knowledge were evaluated in this survey. the survey, which is one of public participation mechanisms, is important in terms of measuring the public ideas against the water resources management problems, recommended solutions, increasing awareness, providing training, and giving an opportunity to compare with the later study in this area.