Water management has become a vital concern for both water supply companies and public administrations due to the importance of water for life and current scarcity in many areas. Studies exist that attempt to explain which factors influence water demand. In general, these studies are based on a...

Domestic water use/demand is a complex function of socio-economic characteristics, climatic factors and public water policies and strategies. This study therefore develops a model based on the multivariate econometric approach which considers these parameters to forecast and manage the domestic...