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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"residential water use"”.
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Towards connecting occupant behavior to residential water use in a permanent supportive housing context
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Estimating Changes in Residential Water Demand for Voluntary and Mandatory Water-Use Restrictions Implemented during the 2002 Virginia Drought
Municipal water suppliers are increasingly faced with implementing programs to address temporary water shortages in the United States. Having reliable estimates for the effectiveness of these programs will help in water supply planning. This dissertation estimates the reductions in residential …
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Data Science for Multisectoral Water Use Management and STEM Education: A Synergistic Approach
… 21st century challenges, including sustainable water resources management amid climate change and population growth and transforming higher education. Data science provides a comprehensive framework for extracting actionable insights from this wealth of data, enabling evidence-based …
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Understanding the Limits of Residential Water Conservation through Generalized, Basin-Scale System Dynamics
… growth and climate change have strained existing water supplies requiring municipalities to shift towards demand management strategies to ensure reliable water provisions. Particularly in the residential sector, water conservation measures and incentives have been utilized to reduce demand during …
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DEVELOPMENT OF WATER RESOURCES IN BAHRAIN: A COMBINED APPROACH OF SUPPLY-DEMAND ANALYSIS
Bahrain is an arid country with acute water shortage problems. The demand for water has increased substantially over the last four decades, leading to over-exploitation from the already scarce renewable groundwater resources. This has caused a significant decline in groundwater levels, a drastic …
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Future Implications of Past Domestic Water Usage Trends
Residential water use typically constitutes a large proportion of total urban water consumption. Thus, its understanding is pivotal in water demand planning and management. However, in complex urban environments this task can be challenging since the heterogeneity in the household and housing …
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Exploring impacts and effectiveness of the City of Cape Town’s interventions on household water use practices during the drought
The occurrence of water crises in many parts of the world raises the need to consider more efficient and sustainable consumption of water resources. As such, many cities have prioritised water demand management strategies, which are based on price and non-price mechanisms. The literature shows no …
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Evaluation of In-Service Residential Water Meters: Analysis of Registration Error and Metering Infrastructure Upgrades
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the International Water Association (IWA) have designated the volume of water not registered by water meters as a form of "apparent loss" in a distribution system. The term apparent is given because this volume is not technically a water loss, as is …