Abstract
The paper investigates whether there is a statistically significant impact of short-term climate variables (specifically air temperature and rainfall) on residential water consumption at two selected case sites in the Czech Republic. The analysis is based on a unique time series of daily data from 2004–2009. The statistical methods used are CART methodology and a decomposition of these time series based on a locally weighted regression method. Apart from the data analysis results, the investigation raises several methodological questions regarding the use of daily data and the scope of analysis based on such data sets.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
Notes
Information based on interviews with mayors of both municipalities.
Industrial consumers were asked to provide daily water consumption data, but this request was refused.
We give thanks to the anonymous reviewer for this important comment.
interviews with mayors (15th October, 2010).
References
Arbues F, Garcia-Valinas MA, Martinez-Espineira R (2003) Estimation of residential water demand: a state-of-the-art review. The J of Socio-Economics 32:81–102. doi:10.1016/S1053-5357(03)00005-2
Barberán R, Arbués F (2008) Equity in domestic water rates design. Water Resour Manag 23(10):2101–2118. doi:10.1007/s11269-008-9372-3
Berger T, Birner R, McCarthy N, Diaz J, Wittmer H (2007) Capturing the complexity of water uses and water users within a multi-agent framework. Water Resour Manag 21(1):129–148. doi:10.1007/s11269-006-9045-z
Breiman L, Friedman J, Olshen R, Stone C (1984) Classification and regression trees. Chapman & Hall
Chu J, Wang C, Chen J, Wang H (2009) Agent-Based Residential Water Use Behavior Simulation and Policy Implications: A Case-Study in Beijing City. Water Resour Manag 23(15):3267–3295. doi:10.1007/s11269-009-9433-2
Cleveland RB, Cleveland WS, McRae JE, Terpenning I (1990) STL: A Seasonal-Trend Decomposition Procedure Based on Loess. J of Official Statistics 6:7–73
Critchfield HJ (1984) General Climatology. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Czech Statistical Office (2010) http://www.czso.cz/csu/redakce.nsf/i/regiony_mesta_obce_souhrn. Accessed: 10 November 2010
Downing et al. (2003) Climate change and the demand for water. CPM Report No.: CPM-03-107, Stockholm Environment Institute Oxford Office, Oxford
EEA (2008) Impacts of Europe's changing climate—2008 indicator-based assessment. Joint EEA-JRC-WHO report No. 4/2008 http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/eea_report_2008_4/pp1-19_CC2008Executive_Summary.pdf. Accessed: 2 January 2011
Everitt B, Rabe-Hesketh S (2001) Analyzing medical data using S-PLUS. Springer, New York
Goodchild CW (2003) Modelling the impact of climate change on domestic water demand. Water and Environ J 17(1):8–12. doi:10.1111/j.1747-6593.2003.tb00423.x
Heim RR (2002) A review of twentieth-century drought indices used in the United States. Bull Am Meteorol Soc 83(8):1167–1179
Herrington P (1996) Climate change and the demand for water. Stationery Office Books, London
Hewitt JA, Hanemann MW (1995) A Discrete/Continuous Choice Approach to Residential Water Demand under Block Rate Pricing. Land Econ 71:173–192
Kašpárek L, Novický O, Peláková M (2006) Climate change and water regime in the Czech Republic. VÚV T.G.M, Prague
Kavan J (2010) Vyhodnocení dopadů změny klimatu na vodní režim a zdroje v povodí Saxony a Vltavy. Dissertation. Charles University in Prague
Miaou JH (1990) A Class of Time Series Urban Water Demand Models With Nonlinear Climatic Effects. Water Resour Res 26(2):169–78
Nieswiadomy ML, Molina DJ (1989) Comparing residential water demand estimates under decreasing and increasing block rates using household data. Land Econ 65:280–289
Potop V, Turkott L (2007) Hodnocení sucha a suchých období v agrometeorologickém roce 2005/2006 v České republice. International Scientific Conference. http://www.cbks.cz/SbornikPolana07/pdf/Potop_Turkott.pdf. Accessed: 21st January 2011.
Pšeničková P (2006) Porovnání klimatické regionalizace ČR Kurpelové a Končeka. ČZU, Prague
Renwick ME, Green RD (2000) Do Residential Water Demand Side Management Policies Measure Up? An Analysis of Eight California Water Agencies. J Environ Econ Manag 40:37–55. doi:10.1006/jeem.1999.1102
Schleich J, Hillenbrand T (2008) Determinants of residential water demand in Germany. Ecol Econ 68:1756–1769. doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2008.11.012
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Slavíková, L., Malý, V., Rost, M. et al. Impacts of Climate Variables on Residential Water Consumption in the Czech Republic. Water Resour Manage 27, 365–379 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-012-0191-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-012-0191-1