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Three studies examined the symbolic and self-presentational meaning of low-water-use residential landscaping in a desert city in the southwestern United States. We hypothesized that owners' water-intensive or water-conserving landscape choices would be seen to convey very different characteristics. Data indicated…

Three studies examined the symbolic and self-presentational meaning of low-water-use residential landscaping in a desert city in the southwestern United States. We hypothesized that owners' water-intensive or water-conserving landscape choices would be seen to convey very different characteristics. Data indicated that these two types of residential landscapes led to substantially different attributions about homeowners and also that potential homeowners could use landscapes to convey an array of characteristics to a social audience. In general, water-intensive landscapes led to more positive attributions than did water-conserving landscapes. The results support the idea that landscaping choice may be guided by self-presentational considerations, and that such considerations might influence the adoption of high- or low-water-use landscapes.

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    • The Social Symbolism of Water-Conserving Landscaping
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    2014-12-01
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    • Digital object identifier: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.04.003
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    • NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 40, 49-56. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.04.003

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    Neel, Rebecca, Sadalla, Edward, Berlin, Anna, Ledlow, Susan, & Neufeld, Samantha (2014). The social symbolism of water-conserving landscaping. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, 40, 49-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.04.003

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