Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 37 - 37
Published: Dec. 26, 2024
This
paper
presents
a
multivariate
analysis
of
urban
and
rural
residential
water
consumption
from
2010
to
2020
using
an
input–output
model
considering
income.
We
employed
structural
decomposition
(SDA)
path
(SPA)
identify
the
main
drivers
pathways.
The
Water-Gini
(W-Gini)
coefficient
was
used
quantify
inequalities
in
consumption.
results
showed
that
exceeded
starting
2012,
reaching
1.8
times
level
by
2020,
with
Agriculture
(S1)
being
largest
contributor.
SDA
indicated
decrease
primarily
due
intensity
effect.
In
SPA,
first-order
accounted
for
over
70%
total
consumption,
contributions
linked
“residential
income
→
S2-Health
care
medical
services
(M7)”.
For
areas,
F1-Food
(M1)”
contributed
40%
path,
reflecting
increased
middle
sector.
W-Gini
rose
0.4
driven
side,
particularly
(S1),
which
had
0.61.
These
variations
highlight
need
policy
considerations,
especially
regarding
The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
954, P. 176761 - 176761
Published: Oct. 5, 2024
In
today's
world,
agriculture
is
not
only
about
food
production
but
also
a
critical
factor
in
global
environmental
change,
economic
stability,
and
human
health,
among
other
aspects.
With
population
growth
increasingly
scarce
resources,
exploring
sustainable
development
of
systems
has
become
crucial.
Achieving
this
goal
requires
striking
delicate
balance
security,
development,
ecological
environment,
health.
Traditional
approaches
to
agricultural
research
often
focus
solely
on
singular
domains,
overlooking
the
inherent
connections
interactions
environmental,
socioeconomic,
health
dimensions.
This
perspective
limits
our
comprehensive
understanding
systems.
Environmental
footprint
assessments
can
be
integrated
with
economic,
systemic,
decision
models
analyze
issues
within
integration
accurately
captures
diversity,
overlap,
accumulation,
heterogeneity
pressures
resulting
from
natural
factors.
Therefore,
we
propose
an
innovative
conceptual
framework
that
considers
dimensions
as
crucial
components,
indicators
at
its
core,
link
various
stages
farm
table.
constructs
evidence
gap
map,
integrating
dispersed
data
perspectives
existing
literature,
thus
showing
knowledge
gaps
across
these
domains.
Such
interdisciplinary
approach
provides
more
multidimensional
complexity
reveals
potential
synergies
conflicts
thereby
guiding
cautious
policy-making.
Importantly,
it
direction
for
future
achieve
systems,
emphasizing
necessity
comprehensive,
perspective,
particularly
strengthening
studies
composited
footprints,
viewing
entire
farm-to-table
continuum
holistically.
Stakeholders
must
collaborate
coordinate
objectives
drive
Water Resources and Economics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
46, P. 100243 - 100243
Published: April 1, 2024
Residential
water
demand
has
been
extensively
studied,
with
the
impact
of
various
household
characteristics
on
consumption
well-documented.
However,
specific
effect
gender
remains
insufficiently
identified
due
to
predominant
focus
mixed-gender
households
in
previous
research.
In
this
paper,
we
aim
address
gap
by
examining
differences
specifically
within
single-gender
households.
To
accomplish
this,
analyze
data
from
275
equipped
individual
meters
city
Gijón,
Spain,
between
2017
and
2021.
Our
approach
involves
two
main
steps:
first,
estimation
a
Stone-Geary
function
for
both
women
men
households,
second,
employ
Oaxaca-Blinder
decomposition
examine
based
estimations.
findings
reveal
that
women's
consume
significantly
more
compared
men's
Additionally,
observe
is
inelastic
among
women,
their
level
conditional
use
threshold
higher
than
men.
Importantly,
find
these
can
be
primarily
attributed
distinct
factors
such
as
family
composition,
housing
characteristics,
bill
information
genders.
