Urban water demand for industrial uses in Spain. Issue 2 (7th February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gracia-De-Rentería, Pilar; Barberán, Ramón; Mur, Jesús
• Is Part Of: Urban water journal. Volume 16:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 114
• Page End: 124
• Publication Date: 2019-02-07
• Subjects: Water demand -- Spanish industry -- demand elasticity -- sectoral heterogeneity -- panel data; Municipal water supply -- Management -- Periodicals; Water-supply -- Planning -- Periodicals; 628.1
• DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2019.1634743
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1573-062X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study estimates the demand for urban water in Spanish industry, with particular attention to differences between sectors. A panel dataset for the Spanish Autonomous Communities in the period 1993–2013, broken down into 11 sectors, was used. The results indicate that water pricing policy can be used effectively as a mechanism to encourage reduced water use (elasticity of −0.66), but there is a strong sectoral heterogeneity that recommends the additional use of other types of instruments. In general, sectors where water represents a larger proportion of total costs present greater elasticity.