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DOI | 10.1002/2017WR020636 |
Coordinating water conservation efforts through tradable credits: A proof of concept for drought response in the San Francisco Bay area | |
Gonzales, Patricia1,2; Ajami, Newsha2,3; Sun, Yujie1,4 | |
2017-09-01 | |
发表期刊 | WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH |
ISSN | 0043-1397 |
EISSN | 1944-7973 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 53期号:9 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA |
英文摘要 | Water utilities are increasingly relying on water efficiency and conservation to extend the availability of supplies. Despite spatial and institutional interdependency of many utilities, these demand-side management initiatives have traditionally been tackled by individual utilities operating in isolation. In this study, we introduce a policy framework for water conservation credits that enables collaboration at the regional scale. Under the proposed approach, utilities have the flexibility to invest in water conservation measures that are appropriate for their specific service area. When utilities have insufficient capacity for local cost-effective measures, they may opt to purchase credits, contributing to fund subsidies for utilities that do have that capacity and can provide the credits, while the region as a whole benefits from more reliable water supplies. This work aims to provide insights on the potential impacts of a water conservation credit policy framework when utilities are given the option to collaborate in their efforts. We model utility decisions as rational cost-minimizing actors subject to different decision-making dynamics and water demand scenarios, and demonstrate the institutional characteristics needed for the proposed policy to be effective. We apply this model to a counterfactual case study of water utility members of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency in California during the drought period of June 2015 to May 2016. Our scenario analysis indicates that when the institutional structure and incentives are appropriately defined, water agencies can achieve economic benefits from collaborating in their conservation efforts, especially if they coordinate more closely in their decision-making. |
英文关键词 | water conservation rationing water market water savings credits coordination |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000413484200010 |
WOS关键词 | SMART METERS ; MANAGEMENT ; DEMAND ; INFORMATION ; RESOURCES ; EMISSION ; CONSUMPTION ; ELECTRICITY ; MARKET |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Limnology ; Water Resources |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Marine & Freshwater Biology ; Water Resources |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/19968 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Stanford Univ, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; 2.Stanford Univ, ReNUWIt Engn Res Ctr, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; 3.Stanford Univ, Woods Inst Environm, Stanford, CA 94305 USA; 4.Stanford Univ, Dept Management Sci & Engn, Stanford, CA 94305 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Gonzales, Patricia,Ajami, Newsha,Sun, Yujie. Coordinating water conservation efforts through tradable credits: A proof of concept for drought response in the San Francisco Bay area[J]. WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH,2017,53(9). |
APA | Gonzales, Patricia,Ajami, Newsha,&Sun, Yujie.(2017).Coordinating water conservation efforts through tradable credits: A proof of concept for drought response in the San Francisco Bay area.WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH,53(9). |
MLA | Gonzales, Patricia,et al."Coordinating water conservation efforts through tradable credits: A proof of concept for drought response in the San Francisco Bay area".WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH 53.9(2017). |
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