Article ; Online: Carrot or stick: what motivates urban water consumption? Evidence from Southern California
International Journal of Water Resources Development. 2023 Jan. 02, v. 39, no. 1 p.1-25
2023
Abstract: California has experienced one of the most intense and prolonged droughts in its history in the last decade, prompting the state government to undertake a series of policy responses. This paper compares the impact of the 2015 urban water-use reduction ... ...
Abstract | California has experienced one of the most intense and prolonged droughts in its history in the last decade, prompting the state government to undertake a series of policy responses. This paper compares the impact of the 2015 urban water-use reduction mandate with respect to pre-policy voluntary conservation efforts and post-policy water consumption trends by examining utility-level water demand dynamics of the Metropolitan Water District in Southern California. The findings overall indicate that despite voluntary measures resulting in a gradual decline in urban water-use, the introduction of the regulatory stick achieved swift reduction targets that remained even after removal of the mandatory policy. |
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Keywords | issues and policy ; state government ; water ; California ; Drought resilience ; urban water consumption ; water-use restriction ; water conservation |
Language | English |
Dates of publication | 2023-0102 |
Size | p. 1-25. |
Publishing place | Routledge |
Document type | Article ; Online |
ZDB-ID | 2016525-0 |
ISSN | 1360-0648 ; 0790-0627 |
ISSN (online) | 1360-0648 |
ISSN | 0790-0627 |
DOI | 10.1080/07900627.2021.1969222 |
Database | NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA) |
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