Domestic Water Consumption on an Upper Middle Class Community in Curitiba, Brazil

André Nagalli ； Flavio Bentes Freire ； Karina Querne de Carvalho ； Fernando Hermes Passig ； Celimar Azambuja Teixeira

《Advances in Water Resource and Protection》 1卷4期 (2013/10) Pp. 58-61

並列摘要

The actual patterns of consumption have influenced and changed the way of water consumption. As water consumption is an important parameter of water resources management, it is necessary to understand how the familiar basis is organized and how it modifies this consumption. This study investigates how the domestic water consumption is influenced by the presence of children, maids, pets and others, during one year and a half. The water consumption data were compared based on the information about characteristics of the occupants of housing units, such as gender and presence of pets or employees. The history of water measurements and an occupation profile of dwellings of an upper middle-class residential condominium were analyzed in the municiaplity of Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil. The results showed that only children and pets impact significantly the water consumption. It was also observed that single men consumes less water than single women or couples.

並列關鍵字

Water ； Consumption ； Water Demand ； Water Management ； Upper Middle-Class