Vivek

Independent Researcher
Vivek

Vivek is an independent researcher. He works on public policy in urban water demand management and conservation, using both quantitative and qualitative methods. He recently completed his Ph.D. from the Centre for Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (CPP-IIMB) in water conservation behaviour in urban households. He has global work experience in energy and water as public goods, with a focus on distribution and customer service. He was a Partner at Infosys Consulting and a Vice-President at Infosys before joining CPP in 2013 to pursue his research interests in India’s public policy challenges through application of behavioural science.

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संपन्न शहरी परिवारों में जल संरक्षण को प्रेरित करना

पानी की मांग को कम करना - विशेष रूप से संपन्न, शहरी घरों में - सार्वभौमिक पहुंच सुनिश्चित करने और इसे एक किफायती मूल्य पर बनाए रखने के लिए बढ़ती आपूर्ति के बोझ को कम कर सकता है। बेंगलुरू में किये गए एक क्षेत्र-प्रयोग के आधार पर यह लेख दर्शाता है कि 'आदत-परिवर्तन' के हस्तक्षेप से किसी भी आर्थिक प्रोत्साहन या प्रतिबंधों के बिना घरेलू पानी की खपत में 15-25% की कमी लाई जा सकती है और ये परिणाम हमारे अध्ययन की दो साल की अवलोकन अवधि के लिए बने रहे हैं।

14 September 2021
Environment
Environment

Inducing water conservation in affluent urban households

Reducing the demand for water – particularly in affluent, urban households – can lower the burden of increasing supply to ensure universal access, and sustaining it at an affordable price. Based on a field experiment in Bengaluru, this article shows that ‘habit-change’ interventions can lead to a 15-25% reduction in household water consumption without economic incentives or restrictions and these results persisted for the two-year observation period of the study.

23 August 2021
Environment
Environment
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