Effectiveness of two pricing structures on urban water use and conservation: a quasi-experimental investigation

Ratnasiri, Shyama; Wilson, Clevo; Athukorala, Wasantha; García-Valiñas, María Á.; Torgler, Benno; Gifford, Robert

doi:10.1007/s10018-017-0205-6

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“…Meanwhile, as the South-to-North Water Diversion Project was launched in 2013, the water demand of people in BTHR has been met to a greater extent. However, due to the high cost of water and the strong awareness of water conservation, the water consumption of local residents did not increase rapidly [52]. In terms of ecological environmental water footprint, due to the strengthening awareness of ecological environmental protection, the water consumption for ecological environmental protection in BTHR has increased yearly from 2004 to 2017, and its annual proportion has increased by 6.9 times from the minimum value of 0.28% in 2004 to the maximum value of 1.96% in 2017.…”

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“…Furthermore, more efforts should be made to adjust regional industrial structure. Secondly, local government departments should implement the reasonable tiered water price according to the monthly water consumption on the premise of fully considering the total amount of water resources and the level of economic development in different regions [52,57,58,59], so as to raise residents’ awareness of water conservation. Thirdly, while ensuring the export of domestic products, the import of water-intensive products should be appropriately increased to alleviate the pressure of regional water shortage in certain years [53,61,62].…”

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Decoupling Analysis of Water Footprint and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region from 2004 to 2017

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Yuan

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The Beijing–Tianji–Hebei region (BTHR) is economically developed and densely populated, but its water resources are extremely scarce. A clear understanding of the decoupling relationship between water footprint and economic growth is conducive to facilitating and realizing the coordinated development of water resources and economic growth in this region. This study calculated the water footprint and other related indicators of BTHR from 2004 to 2017, and objectively evaluated the utilization of water resources in the region. Then, logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) method was applied to study the driving factors that resulted in the change of water footprint and their respective effects. Finally, Tapio decoupling model was used to research the decoupling relationships between water footprint and economic growth, and between the driving factors of water footprint and economic growth. There are three main results in this research. (1) The water utilization efficiency in BTHR continues to improve, and the water footprint shows a gradually increasing trend during the research period, among which the agricultural water footprint accounts for a relatively high proportion. (2) The change of water footprint can be attributed to efficiency effect, economic effect, and population effect. Furthermore, efficiency effect is the decisive factor of water footprint reduction and economic effect is the main factor of water footprint increase, while population effect plays a weak role in promoting the increase in water footprint. (3) The decoupling status between water footprint and economic growth show a weak decoupling in most years, while the status between water footprint intensity and economic growth always remains strong decoupling. Moreover, population size and economic growth always show an expansive coupling state. In sum, it is advisable for policy makers to improve water utilization efficiency, especially agricultural irrigation efficiency, to raise residents’ awareness of water conservation, and increase the import of water-intensive products, so as to alleviate water shortage and realize the coordinated development of water resources and economic growth in BTHR.

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Decoupling Analysis of Water Footprint and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region from 2004 to 2017

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Yuan

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“…Standard economic theory as well as previous research suggest that the price of water is an effective instrument in demand management (see, Ratnasiri et al, 2018;Zhao et al, 2016;Ghimire et al, 2015;Olmstead and Stavins, 2009). Nevertheless, as the cost of water is typically a small component of household expenditure, the price increase alone may not be an effective conservation tool (Ghimire et al, 2015).…”

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Do monetary and non-monetary incentives influence environmental attitudes and behavior? Evidence from an experimental analysis

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Gifford

Torgler

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Resources, Conservation and Recycling

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Highlights• Monetary and non-monetary measures are commonly used in residential water demand management • The focus of this research is to explore behavioral and attitudinal changes due to different monetary and non-monetary management measures and thereby measure the water savings effects. • A structural behavioral model was developed based on field experimental data collected from selected residents in Brisbane, Australia • Results indicate that both monetary and non-monetary measures reduce domestic water consumption, but non-monetary measures are more influential in changing environmental behavior and attitudes. • This research suggests that knowledge and moral suasion are appropriate instruments in managing residential water demand.

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“…It is important to note that the new sanitation fee structure introduced in 2013 was applied equally both for residential and hotel water consumption. While in the case of residential use there is some previous evidence that concludes that the introduction of an increasing block rates system leads to lower levels of water consumption [22,[29][30][31], no such evidence is found in the case of the hotel sector consumption. This study will therefore try to provide new evidence about the effectiveness of a change in water tariff to promote a more conservative use of the resource in the hotel sector.…”

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“…The database covers the period from 2011 to 2015 (the year of the reform, 2013, and two years before and after), following the methodology applied in similar previous studies [30,34]. Data related to water consumption were provided by the water companies.…”

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Hotel Water Demand: The Impact of Changing from Linear to Increasing Block Rates

Deyà-Tortella

García

Nilsson

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Water

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Water is a key aspect for any tourist destination. The pressure of tourism on water resources, and specifically by the hotel sector on islands and coastal areas, threatens the sustainability of the resource and, ultimately, of the destination. Several international organizations propose price policy as an instrument to promote efficiency and penalize excessive water consumption. This study analyzes the short-term effectiveness of a water tariff reform, implemented by the regional government of the Balearic Islands in 2013, on hotel water consumption. The change consists in moving from a linear to an increasing block rate system. The study applies quantile regression with within-artificial blocks transformation on panel data for the period 2011–2015. The results conclude that the reform was not effective as a means to reduce the levels of water consumption. The disproportionate fixed component of the water tariff and the oversized initial block of the sanitation fee can explain the ineffectiveness of the reform.

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Effectiveness of two pricing structures on urban water use and conservation: a quasi-experimental investigation

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Decoupling Analysis of Water Footprint and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region from 2004 to 2017

Decoupling Analysis of Water Footprint and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei Region from 2004 to 2017

Do monetary and non-monetary incentives influence environmental attitudes and behavior? Evidence from an experimental analysis

Hotel Water Demand: The Impact of Changing from Linear to Increasing Block Rates

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