Purpose The rapid urbanization and the constant expansion of urban areas during the last
decades have locally led to increasing water shortage. Rainwater harvesting (RWH) …

Purpose At present, many urban areas in Mediterranean climates are coping with water
scarcity, facing a growing water demand and a limited conventional water supply. Urban …

Water management plays a major role in any city, but applying alternative strategies might
be more or less feasible depending on the urban form and water demand. This paper aims …

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) presents many benefits for urban sustainability and it is
emerging as a key strategy in order to cope with water scarcity in cities. However, there is …

Because water is a key at-risk resource, improved water management is essential. In terms
of quantity, the two major alternatives in water management can be grouped into:(i) …

One of the main strategies that are being applied to improve the efficiency of water
consumption in buildings is the use of non-potable water for pavement washing, toilet …

Many urban areas suffer water scarcity but paradoxically, a local source of water such as
rainwater is mostly treated as a risk rather than as a valuable resource. Scepticism regarding …

Purpose Due to population growth, urban water demand is expected to increase
significantly, as well as the environmental and economic costs required to supply it …

To revert the non-sustainable tendency of increasing surface and groundwater extraction to
satisfy the rising demand of water, a more sustainable use of this essential resource must be …

The main potential benefits of rainwater harvesting, namely water saving and storm water
management, are easily evaluable at a building scale when well-known behavioral models …