scholarly journals Exploring the Effects of Alternative Water Demand Management Strategies Using an Agent-Based Model

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koutiva ◽  
Makropoulos
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Stress Factors ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Alternative Water

Integrated urban water management calls for tools that can analyze and simulate the complete cycle including the physical, technical, and social dimensions. Scientific advances created simulation tools able to simulate the urban water cycle as realistically as possible. However, even these tools cannot effectively simulate the social component and quantify how behaviors are shaped by external stress factors, such as climate and policies. In this work, an agent-based modeling tool, urban water agents' behavior (UWAB) is used to simulate the water demand behavior of households and how it is influenced by water demand management strategies and drought conditions. UWAB was applied in Athens, Greece to explore the effect of different water demand management strategies to the reliability of the Athens hydrosystem. The results illustrate the usability of UWAB to support decision makers in identifying how “strict” water demand management measures are needed and when and for how long to deploy them in order to alleviate potential water supply issues.

Water demand management - philosophy or implementation?

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-32
Author(s):  
J.S. Buckle
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Community Education ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Water Industry ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
Management Philosophy ◽  
Leakage Reduction ◽  
Drought Conditions ◽  
African Context

This paper describes the introduction of water demand management in the southern African context. Originally a response to drought conditions, water demand management is now a key element in Rand Water's strategy of water cycle management - a mix of interventions that (holistically and continuously) keep the water industry viable and sustainable. This experience points to awareness and community education programmes being an essential companion to the technical interventions such as leakage reduction measures.

Social interaction in water demand management implementation

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 295-301
Author(s):  
J.S. Buckle
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Water Demand ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
Education Project ◽  
Broad Concept ◽  
Efficient Water Use

This article describes a successful awareness and education project undertaken in an East Rand township by the Water Cycle Management Section of Rand Water. The Project's focus was to create awareness in the community of the broad concept of water cycle management within an environment and to transfer skills to community members (facilitators) who could then assist in ensuring effective and efficient water use.

Urban Water Demand Management

2020 ◽  
pp. 41-57
Author(s):  
Binaya Kumar Mishra ◽  
Shamik Chakraborty ◽  
Pankaj Kumar ◽  
Chitresh Saraswat
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
Urban Water Demand

scholarly journals Design Thinking for Urban Water Sustainability in Huelva’s Households: Needfinding and Synthesis through Statistic Clustering

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 9163
Author(s):  
Gustavo Bermejo-Martín ◽  
Carlos Rodríguez-Monroy ◽  
Yilsy M. Núñez-Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Mathematical Tool ◽  
Urban Water

This article shows the numerical results and the analysis of households’ degree of knowledge about the urban water cycle, needs, and values regarding water in an intermediary city with low water stress, such as Huelva (Andalusia, Spain). Results are also presented regarding how households maintain the acceptance of reclaimed water and new technologies to achieve more efficient and sustainable consumption. Surveys were sent to households, and different statistical analysis techniques were applied. The use of clustering as a mathematical tool has served to obtain three clusters of households with similar characteristics with respect to the previous factors. The first cluster corresponded to households with high knowledge of the integral water cycle and positive attitude to smart devices at home. The second cluster showed low knowledge of the integral water cycle and high sensitivity to price. The third one had average knowledge and predisposition to have a closer relationship with the water company. This classification allows implementing different water demand management strategies tailored to each cluster. Applying a Design Thinking methodology, a web-based prototype has been designed as an ICT tool concerning households. The goal is to achieve greater engagement of households concerning water and align citizens with their city’s sustainability.

Water permits trading framework for urban water demand management based on smart metering

2022 ◽  
Vol 304 ◽  
pp. 114208
Author(s):  
Xinchen Hu ◽  
Yu Li ◽  
Yan Sun ◽  
Chi Zhang ◽  
Wei Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Demand ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Urban Water ◽  
Smart Metering ◽  
Water Demand Management ◽  
Urban Water Demand
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