Achieving a thorough understanding of the determinants of household water consumption is
crucial to support demand management strategies. Yet, existing research on household …

Although a growing body of literature studies drought impacts, papers providing a
comprehensive review of drought's social and economic impacts are scarce. This paper fills …

We deliver a public policy perspective on the dichotomies, dilemmas, and decisions of water
pricing. First, the dichotomies between price and value, and costs, are defined to explain the …

Increasing droughts and water shortages are intensifying the need for residential water
conservation. We identify and classify 24 water conservation studies using the information …

Drought severity is expected to increase in South Africa in the coming years, given the
deteriorating effects of climate change on rainfall patterns, global temperature, and …

The management of stormwater runoff via distributed green infrastructures delivers a
number of environmental services that go beyond the reduction of flood risk, which has been …

Mandatory water restrictions continue to be the immediate response to urban water
shortages in most major cities in southern Australia. Whilst generally rejected by economists …

This article presents analysis of households' intentions to comply with government
constraints on the use of urban water, or so-called water restrictions. The data are drawn …

Mandatory water use restrictions have become a common feature of the urban water
management landscape in countries like Australia. Water restrictions limit how water can be …

Little is known about the cost of environmental regulations that target households instead of
firms, partly because of significant methodological and data challenges. We use the …