A Framework for Archive Demand Management Strategies: A Pilot Study on Water Use in a Low-Income Brazilian Area

Gabriella Botelho, Mariza Mello, Asher Kiperstok and Karla Oliveira-Esquerre
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Gabriella Botelho: Center of Science and Technology, Federal University of Recôncavo of Bahia, Cruz das Almas 44380-000, Brazil
Mariza Mello: Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40210-630, Brazil
Asher Kiperstok: Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40210-630, Brazil
Karla Oliveira-Esquerre: Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador 40210-630, Brazil

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-36

Abstract: This study presents a pilot study in suburban households in Salvador, Brazil, inserted in the context of a framework developed to aid water demand management strategies. The framework aims to understand the barrier of subjectivity while identifying consumption habit patterns in households. Six key sets of components create the framework architecture: (1) characterization of the area based on: context, climate, population/area, population growth rate, and water management challenges; (2) a survey to obtain socio-demographic and physical property data of the sample; (3) smart metering and data processing systems to monitor sample water end use; (4) determining daily consumption patterns; (5) analyzing qualitative data through theoretical consumption models to identify relevant variables for the next step; and (6) construction of representative mathematical models of consumption for each daily practice (this item was not included on pilot). It provides a starting point to understand how water demand management strategies can be supported at the user and decision-making level. As a result, improvements to the interview guides used in the pilot were suggested. Furthermore, customized measures to promote rational water consumption were identified in the study area, and policies could be proposed.

Keywords: water conservation; rational water consumption; low-income water end use; water consumption patterns and habits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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