In many areas of the world, including large parts of the United States, scarce water supplies are a serious resource … and environmental concern. The possibility exists that water is being used at rates that exceed what would be dictated by … policy makers and others to the use of various techniques of demand management, including requirements for the adoption of …

close to and on both sides of the geographic boundary of piped water supply. Our work finds that access to piped water was … that suggest that it is not enough for a household to be connected to the water supply network, but that a minimum …

The current Water Abstraction License (WAL) regime in Italy is no longer flexible enough to cope with the challenges … of bottom-up conflict resolution mechanisms at a basin scale; a water pricing scheme that does not reflect the cost of … water conveyance and use, and does not encourage efficient water allocation; and the lack of a central WAL register, which …

When consumption of water and other utilities is measured collectively and payment for such services is equally shared … installation of individual meters affects water consumption. Using rich administrative data from the public water utility company … in Quito, Ecuador, it is estimated that water consumption decreases by about 8% as a result of the introduction of …

This study develops a model of water extraction with endogenous social norms. Many users are connected by a unique … and sub-optimal consumptions of water. Lastly, this theoretical framework is completed by extensions to highlight levers … of water preservation, including the calibration of social norm incentives. …

Water is a multidimensional issue, involving water availability, access to freshwater, spatial and temporal … other aspects. The water security approach manages such complexity and proposes a comprehensive view of human security in … relation to the water-related issues. Consequently, the solutions developed in order to face this multi-faceted concept should …

simulates future land and water demand for Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru under three climate-socioeconomic scenarios: SSP … addition, foreign demand will significantly drive the growth of water and land demand in Ecuador and land demand in Colombia …. Nonagricultural sectors, most notably the mining sector, will be primarily responsible for the increased water demand in Ecuador and …

Water is not only vital for human life but also is a critical economic input. Climate change will likely exacerbate … conflicts over the multiple uses of water in Latin America. Adopting a south-south perspective approach, this study compares … direct water requirement patterns over time among Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica, applying an environmental …