Modeling Residential Water Consumption in Amman: The Role of Intermittency, Storage, and Pricing for Piped and Tanker Water

Modeling Residential Water Consumption in Amman: The Role of Intermittency, Storage, and Pricing for Piped and Tanker Water

Jordan faces an archetypal combination of high water scarcity, with a per capita water availability of around 150 m3 per year significantly below the absolute scarcity threshold of 500 m3, and strong population growth, especially due to the Syrian refugee crisis. A transition to more sustainable wat...

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Main Authors: Christian Klassert, Katja Sigel, Erik Gawel, Bernd Klauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-07-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
household water consumption
intermittent supply
water tankers
socio-hydrology
hydro-economics
agent-based model
water scarcity
demand-side policies
consumer surplus
long-term sustainability
Jordan
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/7/7/3643

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