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 …

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) …

Expected population growth will result in increasing water demand. The consequences
could potentially jeopardise water resource availability especially in urban areas and …

Climate change poses a series of challenges to water management to satisfy society's
current and future needs. Considering water an essential resource for life, this research is …

Life cycle assessment methodology along with water footprint analysis was used to assess
the environmental impacts of a domestic rainwater harvesting system (RWH) in France …

Harvested rainwater is an alternative water source for buildings, especially for non-potable
uses such as irrigation and toilet flushing. While rainwater harvesting is perceived as a …

There is a common perception that rainwater harvesting (RWH) is an environmentally
sustainable water supply option. This perception is not always precise for all arrangements …

Spain has one of the highest risks of water shortage due mainly to the growth of the urban
population, the development of different economic activities, such as tourism, in regions with …

The reduction in drinking water consumption, also through the reuse and recycling of
unconventional sources of water, has been identified as one of the goals of the sustainable …

As a result of the integration of different methodological tools (life cycle assessment and
dynamics simulation) and studies to evaluate the economic cost and the potential …