Residential Water Conservation and the Rebound Effect: A Temporal Decomposition and Investigation

Abstract

The frequency, longevity, and severity of droughts and rapidly growing populations are depleting water resources in many arid and semi-arid regions globally, increasing the challenges urban water managers confront in their efforts to balance water supplies and demands. In addition to the effects of climate change, water supply availability in California is not evenly distributed temporally and spatially relative to demand, putting municipal water supplies in a precarious situation (