Developing novel approaches to domestic water management under uncertainty : a reflection on the "up scaling" of social science approaches in the UK for water and climate modeling

Browne, Alison and Medd, William and Anderson, Ben (2013) Developing novel approaches to domestic water management under uncertainty : a reflection on the "up scaling" of social science approaches in the UK for water and climate modeling. Water Resources Management, 27 (4). pp. 1013-1035. ISSN 0920-4741

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Abstract

Climate change, socio-demographic change and changing patterns of ordinary consumption are creating new and unpredictable pressures on urban water resources in the UK. While demand management is currently offered as a first option for managing supply/demand deficit, the uncertainties around demand and its’ potential trajectories are problematic for water resources research, planning and policy. In this article we review the ways in which particular branches of social science come together to offer a model of ‘distributed demand’ that helps explain these current and future uncertainties. We also identify potential strategies for tracking where the drivers of change for demand may lie. Rather than suggest an alternative ‘demand forecasting’ technique, we propose methodological approaches that ‘stretch out’ and ‘scale up’ proxy measures of demand to inform water resources planning and policy. These proxy measurements could act as ‘indictors of change’ to water demand at a population level that could then be used to inform research and policy strategies. We conclude by arguing for the need to recognise the co-production of demand futures and supply trajectories.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Water Resources Management
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? water demand socio-technical systemsclimate change practicesukwater science and technologycivil and structural engineering ??
ID Code:
66976
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Deposited On:
04 Oct 2013 09:26
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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