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| Kelly-Quinn, Mary; School of Biology & Environmental Science, University College Dublin; mary.kelly-quinn@ucd.ie; Blacklocke, Sean; School of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, University College Dublin; sean-blacklocke@sean-blacklocke.com; Bruen, Michael; School of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, University College Dublin; michael.bruen@ucd.ie; Earle, Ray; International Water Association; rayearlewater@gmail.com; O'Neill, Eoin; School of Geography, Planning & Environmental Policy, University College Dublin; eoin.oneill@ucd.ie; O'Sullivan, John; School of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, University College Dublin; jj.osullivan@ucd.ie; Purcell, Patrick; School of Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering, University College Dublin; pj.purcell@ucd.ie. |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Demand management; Dublin; Full cost recovery; Governance; Water supply. |
| Ano: 2014 |
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| Aisbett, Emma; Steinhauser, Ralf. |
| Demand management has been of interest in dry climates such as Australia, Spain and the Western United States for decades. It is particularly important to understand policy options during drought conditions, as drought periods have a disproportionate effect on supply infrastructure decisions. While water‐conservation campaigns aimed at inducing voluntary consumption reductions are almost universally employed by water managers in times of supply constraint, voluntary measures are generally dismissed in the economics literature as ineffective. We argue that the robust positive correlation between dam levels and consumption after controlling for policy changes suggests that there is a significant component of voluntary conservation. Furthermore, omitting dam... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Water use; Demand management; Pricing; Behavioral aspects; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Environmental Economics and Policy. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/107850 |
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