Abstract
Many U.S. states have policies for water reuse; some do not. This study analyses what drives the adoption of water reuse policy. We consider internal drivers including drought, precipitation, population growth, and economic reliance on water. We consider learning, emulation, and competition as potential external drivers. We use binomial logistic regression and event history analysis to evaluate the relation of policy adoption to these drivers. We do not find evidence for learning, emulation, or competition as drivers of water reuse policy; that is, the policies of other states are not found to drive water reuse policy adoption. We find that internal drivers - drought, population growth, and strong economic reliance on water are statistically significant and positively associated with policy adoption. These results contrast with drivers of energy policy adoption, for which external factors such as regional proximity are more important.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 108072 |
Journal | Resources, Conservation and Recycling |
Volume | 215 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2025 |
Funding
This work was partially supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Grant 2018-68011-28371).
Keywords
- Event history analysis
- Logistic regression
- Policy adoption
- Water policy
- Water reuse policy