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The Critical Target Audience: Communicating Water Conservation Behaviors To Critical Thinking Styles, Laura M. Gorham, Alexa J. Lamm, Joy N. Rumble

Journal of Applied Communications

Although water covers approximately 70% of the planet, only a fraction is fresh water, and even less is used as a major source of drinking water. With the continuous increase in the amount of water used in modern standards of living, the quantity of water available is decreasing. The public is beginning to understand water needs to be conserved and they must play a role in water conservation. While previous literature examined how the majority of messages were catered toward the cost-effectiveness of conserving water, this study proposed how using a specific audience attribute could affect behaviors. The purpose of …