Urban water demand for industrial uses in Spain

Gracia-De-Renteria, P. ; Barberan, R. (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Mur, J. (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: This study estimates the demand for urban water in Spanish industry, with particular attention to differences between sectors. A panel dataset for the Spanish Autonomous Communities in the period 1993-2013, broken down into 11 sectors, was used. The results indicate that water pricing policy can be used effectively as a mechanism to encourage reduced water use (elasticity of -0.66), but there is a strong sectoral heterogeneity that recommends the additional use of other types of instruments. In general, sectors where water represents a larger proportion of total costs present greater elasticity.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2019.1634743

Año: 2019

Publicado en: Urban Water Journal 16, 2 (2019), 114-124
ISSN: 1573-062X

Factor impacto JCR: 1.888 (2019)

Categ. JCR: WATER RESOURCES rank: 56 / 94 = 0.596 (2019) - Q3 - T2

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.596 - Geography, Planning and Development (Q1) - Water Science and Technology (Q2)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA-FEDER/S37-17R
Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S23-17R

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Economía Aplicada (Dpto. Estruc.Hª Econ.y Eco.Pb.)
Área (Departamento): Área Fund. Análisis Económico (Dpto. Análisis Económico)