Cuore - comparative data analysis for water

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Comparative data analysisComparative data analysisWATERWATER

Good practice at school

Bad practice at school

Good practice family

Bad practice family

Conclusions

Country/School N0. of Households Surveyed

GermanyWilhelm Löhe Schule – Nuremberg

100

ItalyS.M.S. Pacifici de Magistris – Sezze

120

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary School – Vilnius

60

PolandSalesian Sisters Primary School – Ostrów W.

223

PortugalEsc. Sec. Manuel Teixeira Gomes – Portimão

60

RomaniaElena Cuza School – Iasi

191(parents)+34 (teachers)+208 (students)

RomaniaTitu Maiorescu School – Iasi

309

SpainES Torres Villaroel – Salamanca

102

Survey sample

GOOD PRACTICE

GermanyWlihlelm.

Lohe Schule

Nuremberg

ItalyS.M.S. Pacifici de Magistris

Sezze

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary

School Vilnius

Poland Salesian Sisters Primary SchoolOstrów W.

Portugal E.S. Manuel

Teixeira GomesPortimão

RomaniaElena Cuza School

Iasi

RomaniaTitu Maiorescu

SchoolIasi

SpainI.E.S. Tiorres

VillaroelSalamanca

the majority of toilets’ faucets are timed ones

─ ─ √ √ ─ ─ ─ √(50%)

the school has no leaks in the plumbing distribution system

√ ─ √ √ √ √ √ √

the school population surveyed consider that there are signs and posters near the toilets and bathrooms to remember a good use of water

─ ─ ─ √ ─ ─ ─ √

GOOD PRACTICE AT SCHOOL

GOOD PRACTICE AT SCHOOL

GOOD PRACTICE

GermanyWlihlelm.

Lohe Schule

Nuremberg

ItalyS.M.S. Pacifici de

MagistrisSezze

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary

School Vilnius

Poland Salesian Sisters Primary School

Ostrów W.

Portugal E.S. Manuel

Teixeira GomesPortimão

RomaniaElena Cuza School

Iasi

RomaniaTitu Maiorescu

SchoolIasi

SpainI.E.S. Tiorres

VillaroelSalamanca

the school watering system is done early in the morning

√ ─ √ ─ √ ─ ─ √

development of awareness campaigns targeted at the school community

─ √ ─ √ ─ ─ ─ √

the students noticed that the school has no water leaks in the facilities

─ ─ √ √ ─ √ √ √

BAD PRACTICEGermany

Wlihlelm. Lohe Schule

Nuremberg

ItalyS.M.S. Pacifici de Magistris

Sezze

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary

School Vilnius

Poland Salesian Sisters Primary School

Ostrów W.

Portugal E.S. Manuel

Teixeira Gomes

Portimão

RomaniaElena Cuza

SchoolIasi

RomaniaTitu Maiorescu

SchoolIasi

SpainI.E.S.

Tiorres VillaroelSalama

nca

there are no system of collecting rain water at school

√ √ √ ─ √ √ √ √

most of the faucets in the school facilities are conventional and not timed ones

√ √ ─ ─ √ √ √ √(50%)

most of the flushes in the school’s toilets are traditional ones

√ √ ─ ─ √ √ √ √(90%)

the school did not promote projects to raise students’ awareness about saving water on a regular basis,.

─ ─ ─ ─ ─ √ √ ─

BAD PRACTICE AT SCHOOL

BAD PRACTICE

GermanyWlihlelm.

Lohe SchuleNuremberg

ItalyS.M.S.

Pacifici de Magistris

Sezze

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary

School Vilnius

Poland Salesian Sisters Primary School

Ostrów W.

Portugal E.S. Manuel

Teixeira Gomes

Portimão

RomaniaElena Cuza

SchoolIasi

RomaniaTitu

Maiorescu School

Iasi

SpainI.E.S.

Tiorres Villaroe

lSalamanca

there are no saving devices for water and some faucets and cisterns have leaks

─ √ ─ ─ √ √ √ ─

most of the green areas are watered manually

─ √ √ ─ √ √ √ ─

local authorities haven’t developed awareness campaigns about saving water targeted at the school community

─ √ √ √ √ √ √ ─

there are no signs near the facilities to make users aware of water wasting

√ √ √ ─ √ √ √ √

BAD PRACTICE AT SCHOOL

GOOD PRACTICEGermanyWlihlelm.

Lohe SchuleNuremberg

ItalyS.M.S.

Pacifici de Magistris

Sezze

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary

School Vilnius

Poland Salesian Sisters Primary School

Ostrów W.

Portugal E.S. Manuel

Teixeira Gomes

Portimão

RomaniaElena Cuza

SchoolIasi

RomaniaTitu

Maiorescu School

Iasi

SpainI.E.S. Tiorres

VillaroelSalamanca

A considerable percentage of the families surveyed prefer showers to baths

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

Most people in families close water

when soaping or washing teeth

─ ─ √ ─ ─ ─ ─ √

Most of the families have a type A energy class washing machine and dish washer ;

─ √ ─ √ √ √ √ √

a significant percentage of the people surveyed have automatic watering systems

─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─ ─

GOOD PRACTICE FAMILY / COMMUNITIES

GOOD PRACTICEGermanyWlihlelm.

Lohe SchuleNuremberg

ItalyS.M.S.

Pacifici de Magistris

Sezze

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary

School Vilnius

Poland Salesian Sisters Primary School

Ostrów W.

Portugal E.S. Manuel

Teixeira Gomes

Portimão

RomaniaElena Cuza

SchoolIasi

RomaniaTitu

Maiorescu School

Iasi

SpainI.E.S. Tiorres

VillaroelSalamanca

a significant percentage of the surveyed refer they water gardens at night or early in the morning ;

─ √ √ √ √ ─ ─ √

a significant percentage of the surveyed mention that they have no leaks in the plumbing system;

─ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

a significant percentage of the surveyed state that they have cisterns at home with 2 different amount of discharge

√ ─ ─ √ ─ ─ ─ √

most people surveyed consider that they are relatively well-informed about water issues; there’s a growing interest in environmental activities

─ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

most people surveyed consider that school performs an important or very important role in fostering youngsters’ environmental awareness;

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ ─

GOOD PRACTICE FAMILY / COMMUNITIES

BAD PRACTICE

GermanyWlihlelm.

Lohe Schule

Nuremberg

Italy S.M.S.

Pacifici de Magistris

Sezze

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary

School Vilnius

Poland Salesian Sisters Primary School

Ostrów W.

Portugal E.S. Manuel

Teixeira Gomes

Portimão

Romania Elena Cuza

SchoolIasi

Romania Titu

Maiorescu School

Iasi

SpainI.E.S.

Tiorres Villaroel

Salamanca

a considerable percentage of the families state they spend too much time under the shower

√ √ √ √ √ √ √ √

a considerable percentage of the families have traditional turn taps

√ √ √ √ √ ─ ─ ─

most people claim the lack of information campaigns in town

√ ─ √ √Not

questioned √ √ ─

there aren’t enough saving devices in faucets and showers

─ √ ─ √ √ √ √ √

BAD PRACTICE FAMILY / COMMUNITIES

BAD PRACTICEGermany

Wlihlelm. Lohe Schule

Nuremberg

Italy S.M.S. Pacifici

de MagistrisSezze

LithuaniaSausio 13 Secondary

School Vilnius

Poland Salesian

Sisters Primary School

Ostrów W.

Portugal E.S. Manuel

Teixeira Gomes

Portimão

Romania Elena Cuza

SchoolIasi

Romania Titu

Maiorescu School

Iasi

SpainI.E.S. Tiorres

VillaroelSalamanca

a large proportion of the surveyed expressed their cisterns are traditional ones

─ √ √ ─ √ ─ ─ √ 45%)

large majority of the surveyed found some leaks in faucets and cisterns

─ ─ ─ ─Not

questioned

─ ─ ─

there aren’t enough sensitizing campaigns in town about a good use of water promoted by local authorities

√ ─ √ √Not

questioned

√ √ √

most families don’t have a system of collecting rain water

√ √ ─ √ √ √ √ √

BAD PRACTICE FAMILY / COMMUNITIES

CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS GOOD vs BAD PRACTICE GOOD vs BAD PRACTICE

IN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIESIN FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

Some good practice are commonly used: for example the use of modern household machines such as class A dish washers and freezers as well as the habit of having a shower rather than bathing.

Unfortunately a very easy and cheap way of saving water that is to close the taps while soaping or brushing teeth has still to become a daily habit and people also state they like spending long time under the shower.

Families usually water their green areas at night or early in the morning and this allows the local aqueduct to have cisterns full during the day when families, firms, schools need a larger amount of water;

in the same way, in each surveyed country, family plumbing systems don’t have leaks: this is another good practice to save precious water.

On the contrary saving devices such as timed taps, flushes with two different amount of water and systems of collecting rain water are not commonly spread.

It is also very important tostress that in each partnercountry local authoritiespromote campaigns to savewater and to inform citizensabout environmental issuesand it’s even more remarkablethat everyone considers schoolthe place where young people,future world citizens, have tobe informed and trained to getan environmental awareness.

GOOD PRACTICE AT SCHOOL GOOD PRACTICE AT SCHOOL

At the end of this study we discovered that onlyin the Spanish school, the toilets’ faucets aretimed ones and there are signs and posters nearthe toilets and bathrooms to remember a gooduse of water;

The school watering system is done early in the morning only in Germany, Portugal and Spain but only in Italy and Spain there is a development of awareness campaigns targeted at the school community..

In all schools there are no leaks in the plumbing distribution system while there are no leaks in the facilities only in the schools in Romania and Spain;

BAD PRACTICE AT SCHOOL BAD PRACTICE AT SCHOOL

In all partner schools there are no systems of collecting rain water and most of the faucets in the school facilities are conventional and not timed ones;

Most of the flushes in the schools’ toilets are traditional ones and only in the Romanian schools there have been projects to raise the students’ awareness about saving water; in schools in Italy, Romania and Portugal there are no saving devices for water and some faucets have leaks; the same schools gardens are also watered manually .

The local authorities haven’t developed awareness campaigns about saving water targeted at the school community and in all schools there are no signs near the facilities to make users aware of wasting water.

What we should obtain is the

change ofthe social

behaviour in order to

rationalisethe use of

water. Therefore it is

importantto realise that

only modifications ofbehaviour have a long lasting

impact.

A responsible behaviour cannot beimposed with centralized policies and

measures. Nevertheless, education can bethe only tool. In this regard an integrated

approach is needed. All actors - like pupils,local authorities, schools, teachers, parentsand water agencies - have to be involved.