Open AccessResidential water demand analysis
Author(s) -
Raquel de Souza Pompermayer,
Humberto Ângelo,
Alexandre Nascimento de Almeida,
Pedro Guilherme de Andrade Vasconcelos,
Eraldo Aparecido Trondoli Matricardi,
Maristela Franchetti de Paula,
Éder Pereira Miguel
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
desenvolvimento e meio ambiente
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2176-9109
pISSN - 1518-952X
DOI - 10.5380/dma.v54i0.71880
Subject(s) - tariff , demand management , business , water use , unit (ring theory) , consumption (sociology) , revenue , environmental economics , water consumption , demand curve , price elasticity of demand , economics , derived demand , natural resource economics , agricultural economics , microeconomics , water resource management , environmental science , finance , ecology , social science , mathematics education , mathematics , sociology , biology , international trade , macroeconomics
This paper presents an estimate of the water demand in Distrito Federal, a Federative Unit of Brazil where the capital of Brazil is located. We develop a water demand model based on the tariff structure to capture the essential aspects of water use by companies and by consumers. For water companies, knowledge of the demand curve provides necessary information needed to set rates that promote an increase in their revenues. For consumers, knowledge of the evolution of water prices is important for the formulating of policies to rationalize consumption. We analyze the residential water demand behavior in two categories of consumers: normal and popular. The demand for water in the study was inelastic in relation to price and income for both the normal and popular customer categories.
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