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Using water insecurity to predict domestic water demand in the Palestinian West Bank

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  • S. E. Galaitsi
  • Annette Huber-Lee
  • Richard M. Vogel
  • Elena N. Naumova

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Household interviews were conducted in the Palestinian West Bank to examine the relationship between price elasticity, water insecurity and domestic water demand. Water insecurity weights were defined and quantified for each household for use in a multivariate regression model. The model demonstrated that (1) a water insecurity variable improves the ability to estimate price elasticity and that (2) increased water insecurity leads to higher levels of household water demand. The findings suggest that policy-makers can influence domestic water demand by addressing the supply constraints that underlie domestic water insecurity.

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  • S. E. Galaitsi & Annette Huber-Lee & Richard M. Vogel & Elena N. Naumova, 2015. "Using water insecurity to predict domestic water demand in the Palestinian West Bank," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 40(4), pages 614-634, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:40:y:2015:i:4:p:614-634
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2015.1067748
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    1. Michael O'Donnell & Robert P. Berrens, 2018. "Understanding Falling Municipal Water Demand in a Small City Dependent on the Declining Ogallala Aquifer: Case Study of Clovis, New Mexico," Water Economics and Policy (WEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 4(04), pages 1-40, October.
    2. Tongtong Zhao & Bo Shao, 2022. "Domestic Water Consumption and Its Influencing Factors in the Yellow River Basin Based on Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index and Decoupling Theory," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-14, December.

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