Knowledge of residential end uses of water is an essential tool for adequate urban water
management. Results can be obtained through different methodologies which can vary from a simple
survey to a direct measurement of water consumption. With no doubt, direct measurement is the most
accurate technique since it only reflects how water consumption is really done and not the users' opinions
about how they use water. Most of the studies in which water consumption has been measured had been
carried out in American cities. Of particular note in this paper, water consumption profiles of European users are not the same as those in
the States due to differences in users' habits and household and appliance characteristics. This is the first study in Spain in which residential water demand
is described by direct measurement of water consumption. Includes 6 references, tables, figures.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
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| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 11 |
| Published : | 01/11/2004 |
