Residential water usage: A case study of the major cities of the western region of Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Socioeconomic and climatological data of the major cities of the western region of Saudi Arabia have been used to develop several models to estimate the residential water usage for different kinds of houses. The developed models correlate the residential water usages with temperature, income, family size, price of water, and availability of a garden within the house. The study shows that the residential water uses in houses supplied by a public pipe network are 1.4–2 times greater than the residential water uses in houses supplied by tankers. It also shows that the price elasticities are very similar to those estimated in the United States. Income elasticities, on the other hand, are lower than those typically found in more industrialized countries.

An Empirical Survey of Residential Water Demand Modelling

“…(2002). As an alternative, Rizaiza (1991) and Renwick and Archibald (1998) used stratified random sampling of surveys.…”

“…But while many researchers advocate the use of household level surveys to specifically identify and measure all relevant household characteristics, only a few have actually been conducted, comprising Foster and Beattie (1981), Nieswiadomy (1992), Nieswiadomy and Cobb (1993), Higgs and Worthington (2001), Arbués et al (2001) and Hajispyrou et al (2002). As an alternative, Rizaiza (1991) and Renwick and Archibald (1998) used stratified random sampling of surveys.…”

Water and Energy Price Impacts on Residential Water Demand in Copenhagen

“…Residential water demand has been studied in a number of different countries during the past decades ( Williams and Suh 1986;Rizaiza 1991; and studies surveyed in Danielson 1979 andOECD 1987). This research indicates that residential water demand generally is income and water price elastic and that meterological variables (like rainfall and temperature) have a significant influence.…”

Assessing and Modelling the Influence of Household Characteristics on Per Capita Water Consumption

“…This can be due to the household's access to more than one type of water sources in the developing countries. Rizaiza (1991) developed water demand models for households supplied by water distribution network and tankers, separately, to estimate water demand in four cities in Saudi Arabia. Also, Cheesman et al (2008) separated water demand for households with a private connection only and households combining private connection and well water.…”