To intervene or not: the game of recycled water use for residents with different preferences.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
; 31(4): 5555-5567, 2024 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-38127233
ABSTRACT
Recycled water contributes to sustainable development by providing a unified approach to wastewater treatment and rational water supply. However, the environmental benefit-sharing feature of recycled water may encourage some residents to show "free-rider" behavior. In this study, the evolutionary game model was applied to a game system consisting of two types of people, environmental preference and risk aversion. We analyzed internal and external factors and conducted a numerical simulation to seek both players' behavior evolutionary and stabilization trends. The study found that interventions are indispensable during recycled water use's initial and intermediate stages. Moreover, interventions should be tailored to different stages. In the initial stage, the benefits of co-use and the recycled water scientific information should be advertised. In the intermediate and mature stages, it is necessary to increase the trust coefficient or knowledge base of decided people who belong to early adopters of the recycled water diffusion system.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Agua
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Purificación del Agua
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
Asunto de la revista:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
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TOXICOLOGIA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Alemania