Domestic and industrial water uses of the past 60 years as a mirror of socio-economic development: a global simulation study
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Data for human-associated fresh water demand in AWARE is based on models from 2010, so is over a decade behind population growth, industrialisation and associated increased demand.
“Additionally, data for human-associated fresh water demand (Flörke et al., 2013) is based on models from 2010, so is now over a decade behind population growth, industrialisation and associated increased demand.”
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- Authors
- Flörke, M., Kynast, E., Bärlund, I., Eisner, S., Wimmer, F., & Alcamo, J.
- Affiliations
- University of Kassel (DE)
- Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Flörke, Martina
- Venue
- Global Environmental Change
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-02
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 144-156
- ISSN
- 0959-3780 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1975503965
- Cited by
- 580
- References
- 52
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 54 · 2024: 44 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 63 · 2021: 62 · 2020: 58 · 2019: 51 · 2018: 48 · 2017: 43 · 2016: 34 · 2015: 23 · 2014: 24 · 2013: 10 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 35.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Global Environmental Change (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Ocean Engineering › Water resources management and optimization
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies
- Keywords
- household water use, industrial water use, water abstraction, water consumption, wastewater discharge, raw sewage, water use efficiency, socio-economic development, technological change, Millennium Development Goals, water demand, river basin scale
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