An Assessment of Per Capita Water Consumption in Sirte, Libya

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Abstract

Worldwide, where freshwater resources are limited, a major water scarcity problem occurs. Population growth, which leads to increased water consumption with high inefficiencies of household water use behaviour especially in developing countries, makes the problem worse. In this situation, a sustainable urban water management approach which considers household water consumption patterns is required. However, country specific water consumption data particularly for the developing countries is limited. This paper investigates per capita water consumption in Sirte city by evaluating the indoor and outdoor domestic water uses using a survey. The survey contains information about demographic, socio-economic and household water end use behavioural characteristics. The preliminary results suggest that water consumption varies with the type of dwelling and females tends to consume considerable more water in comparison to males. Household income does not seem to affect water consumption.

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Alharsha, I., Memon, F., & Farmani, R. (2019). An Assessment of Per Capita Water Consumption in Sirte, Libya. In Green Energy and Technology (pp. 969–975). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99867-1_167

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