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DOI	10.2166/wcc.2011.024
	The implications of climate change on residential water use: A micro-scale analysis of Portland (OR); USA
	Shandas V.; Rao M.; McGrath M.M.
发表日期	2012
ISSN	20402244
起始页码	225
结束页码	238
卷号	3 期号:3
英文摘要	Social and behavioral research is crucial for securing environmental sustainability and improving human living environments. Although the majority of people now live in urban areas, we have limited empirical evidence of the anticipated behavioral response to climate change. Using empirical data on daily household residential water use and temperature, our research examines the implications of future climate conditions on water conservation behavior in 501 households within the Portland (OR) metropolitan region. We ask whether and how much change in ambient temperatures impact residential household water use, while controlling for taxlot characteristics. Based on our results, we develop a spatially explicit description about the changes in future water use for the study region using a downscaled future climate scenario. The results suggest that behavioral responses are mediated by an interaction of household structural attributes, and magnitude and temporal variability of weather parameters. These findings have implications for the way natural resource managers and planning bureaus prepare for and adapt to future consequences of climate change. © IWA Publishing 2012.
英文关键词	Behavior; Development scenarios; Empirical; Residential; Temperature; Water demand
语种	英语
来源期刊	Journal of Water and Climate Change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/148337
作者单位	Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University, 506 SW Mill Street, Portland, OR 97207-0751, United States
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Shandas V.,Rao M.,McGrath M.M.. The implications of climate change on residential water use: A micro-scale analysis of Portland (OR); USA[J],2012,3(3).
APA	Shandas V.,Rao M.,&McGrath M.M..(2012).The implications of climate change on residential water use: A micro-scale analysis of Portland (OR); USA.Journal of Water and Climate Change,3(3).
MLA	Shandas V.,et al."The implications of climate change on residential water use: A micro-scale analysis of Portland (OR); USA".Journal of Water and Climate Change 3.3(2012).