Statistical modeling of daily urban water consumption in Hong Kong: trend, patterns, and forecast.
Wong, Jefferson See. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-151). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === LIST OF FIGURES --- p.i === LIST OF TABLES --- p.iv === Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 === Chapter 1...
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| Online Access: | http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5894277 http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-326995 |
| Summary: | Wong, Jefferson See. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-151). === Abstracts in English and Chinese. === LIST OF FIGURES --- p.i === LIST OF TABLES --- p.iv === Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 === Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 === Chapter 1.2 --- Research Background --- p.1 === Chapter 1.3 --- Study Area --- p.8 === Chapter 1.3.1 --- Geographical setting --- p.8 === Chapter 1.3.2 --- Climate --- p.9 === Chapter 1.3.3 --- Water demand and supply in Hong Kong --- p.10 === Chapter 1.4 --- Objectives of the Study --- p.16 === Chapter 1.5 --- Significance of the Study --- p.16 === Chapter 1.6 --- Outline of Thesis --- p.17 === Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.18 === Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.18 === Chapter 2.2 --- Concept of Urban Water Consumption / Water Use --- p.19 === Chapter 2.3 --- Urban Water Consumption Patterns --- p.19 === Chapter 2.4 --- Factors Influencing Urban Water Consumption --- p.22 === Chapter 2.5 --- Model Formulation of Urban Water Consumption --- p.29 === Chapter 2.6 --- Methods of Forecasting Urban Water Consumption --- p.37 === Chapter 2.7 --- Conclusion --- p.42 === Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- DATA AND METHODOLOGY --- p.44 === Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.44 === Chapter 3.2 --- Water Consumption and Climatic Data --- p.44 === Chapter 3.3 --- Modeling Framework and Procedure --- p.49 === Chapter 3.4 --- Base Water Use --- p.52 === Chapter 3.4.1 --- Long-term trend --- p.52 === Chapter 3.5 --- Seasonal Water Use --- p.53 === Chapter 3.5.1 --- Seasonal cycle --- p.54 === Chapter 3.5.2 --- Climatic effect --- p.58 === Chapter 3.6 --- Calendrical Water Use --- p.61 === Chapter 3.6.1 --- Day-of-the-week effect --- p.62 === Chapter 3.6.2 --- Holiday effect --- p.63 === Chapter 3.6.3 --- Persistence component --- p.64 === Chapter 3.7 --- Summary --- p.65 === Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION --- p.67 === Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.67 === Chapter 4.2 --- Model Fitting and Parameterization --- p.68 === Chapter 4.3 --- Long-term Trend in Base Water Use --- p.69 === Chapter 4.4 --- Seasonal Water Use --- p.76 === Chapter 4.4.1 --- Seasonal cycle --- p.76 === Chapter 4.4.2 --- Climatic effect --- p.81 === Chapter 4.5 --- Calendrical Water Use --- p.86 === Chapter 4.5.1 --- Day-of-the-week effect --- p.86 === Chapter 4.5.2 --- Holiday effect --- p.90 === Chapter 4.5.3 --- Persistence component --- p.98 === Chapter 4.6 --- Evaluation of Model Performance --- p.112 === Chapter 4.7 --- Relative Contribution of Various Components of Water Consumption --- p.128 === Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- CONCLUSION --- p.136 === Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.136 === Chapter 5.2 --- Summary of Findings --- p.137 === Chapter 5.3 --- Limitations of the Study --- p.141 === Chapter 5.4 --- Recommendations for Future Studies --- p.142 === REFERENCE LIST --- p.143 |
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