Safe and secure water is a cornerstone of modern life in the global North. This article
critically examines a set of prevalent myths about household water in high‐income …

This paper considers bottled water with respect to the three pillars of sustainability:
economic viability, environmental impacts, and social equity. Per-capita consumption of …

Assumptions of trust in water systems are widespread in higher-income countries, often
linked to expectations of “modern water.” The current literature on water and trust also tends …

The sixth edition of Environment and Society continues to connect issues about human
societies, ecological systems, and the environment with data and perspectives from different …

The environmental impacts of bottled water prompted us to explore drinking water choices at
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, IN. A random sample of 2,045 Purdue …

Public acceptance of recycled water, desalinated water and rainwater is compared across
nine international locations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Mexico …

Today, managing the drinking water supply chain and its pricing have gained significant
importance. This paper presents a mathematical model using game theory for the pricing of …

Perceptions of drinking water safety shape numerous health-related behaviors and attitudes,
including water use and valuation, but they are not typically measured. We therefore …

What drives consumers to choose bottled water instead of tap water where the latter is safe,
accessible, costs far less, and in spite of its environmental impacts? This research …

Background: The main objective of this study was to investigate the logics behind
tendencies towards bottled drinking water usage in spite of availability of treated tap water …