Temporal case study of household behavioural response to Cape Town's "Day Zero" using smart meter data.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.11.035
Abstract: Faced with the threat of "Day Zero", when it was feared that Cape Town's taps could run dry, consumers reduced household water usage from 540 to 280 L per household per day over the 36 months… read more here.
Keywords: day zero; water; cape town;
Shape of a water crisis: practitioner perspectives on urban water scarcity and ‘Day Zero’ in South Africa
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DOI: 10.2166/wp.2020.233
Abstract: The interruption of essential water services in Cape Town, foreshadowed as ‘Day Zero,’ is one of several recent examples of urban water scarcity connected to the language of urgent climate change. Johannesburg, with its larger… read more here.
Keywords: water scarcity; south africa; water; urban water ... See more keywords