dc.creator | Alamanos A., Sfyris S., Fafoutis C., Mylopoulos N. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-31T07:30:47Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-31T07:30:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
dc.identifier | 10.2166/ws.2019.199 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 16069749 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11615/70397 | |
dc.description.abstract | The relationship between water abstraction and water availability has turned into a major stress factor in the urban exploitation of water resources. The situation is expected to be sharpened in the future due to the intensity of extreme meteorological phenomena, and socio-economic changes affecting water demand. In the city of Volos, Greece, the number of water counters has been tripled during the last four decades. This study attempts to simulate the city's network, supply system and water demand through a forecasting model. The forecast was examined under several situations, based on climate change and socio-economic observations of the city, using meteorological, water pricing, users' income, level of education, family members, floor and residence size variables. The most interesting outputs are: (a) the impact of each variable in the water consumption and (b) water balance under four management scenarios, indicating the future water management conditions of the broader area, including demand and supply management. The results proved that rational water management can lead to remarkable water conservation. The simulation of real scenarios and future situations in the city's water demand and balance, is the innovative element of the study, making it capable of supporting the local water utility. © IWA Publishing 2020. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.source | Water Science and Technology: Water Supply | en |
dc.source.uri | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082800805&doi=10.2166%2fws.2019.199&partnerID=40&md5=3ec92dbf3b7e78ca547e7c5a6e168815 | |
dc.subject | Economic analysis | en |
dc.subject | Economic and social effects | en |
dc.subject | Forecasting | en |
dc.subject | Water conservation | en |
dc.subject | Water management | en |
dc.subject | Water supply | en |
dc.subject | Demand and supply management | en |
dc.subject | Demand forecasting | en |
dc.subject | Exploitation of water resources | en |
dc.subject | Meteorological phenomena | en |
dc.subject | Sustainable water resources | en |
dc.subject | Urban water management | en |
dc.subject | Volos Greece | en |
dc.subject | WEAP | en |
dc.subject | Climate change | en |
dc.subject | rain | en |
dc.subject | water | en |
dc.subject | climate change | en |
dc.subject | climate classification | en |
dc.subject | forecasting method | en |
dc.subject | resource management | en |
dc.subject | socioeconomic conditions | en |
dc.subject | water availability | en |
dc.subject | water budget | en |
dc.subject | water demand | en |
dc.subject | water management | en |
dc.subject | water resource | en |
dc.subject | Article | en |
dc.subject | climate change | en |
dc.subject | educational status | en |
dc.subject | family size | en |
dc.subject | fluid balance | en |
dc.subject | fluid intake | en |
dc.subject | forecasting | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | household | en |
dc.subject | household income | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | meteorological phenomena | en |
dc.subject | simulation | en |
dc.subject | socioeconomics | en |
dc.subject | temperature | en |
dc.subject | urban area | en |
dc.subject | water availability | en |
dc.subject | water conservation | en |
dc.subject | water management | en |
dc.subject | water supply | en |
dc.subject | Greece | en |
dc.subject | Magnesia | en |
dc.subject | Thessaly | en |
dc.subject | Volos | en |
dc.subject | IWA Publishing | en |
dc.title | Urban water demand assessment for sustainable water resources management, under climate change and socioeconomic changes | en |
dc.type | journalArticle | en |