Even though millions of dollars have been spent on demand management (DM) over the last decade across Australia, there is still very little evaluation of implemented DM/water efficiency programs. This paper brings together some of the limited examples of evaluation studies undertaken, providing details of both the statistical analysis method used and the findings of such studies undertaken by the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) on behalf of water utilities. The studies include measurement of water savings in the residential and non-residential sectors and economic assessment of implemented programs. The paper highlights the importance of evaluation and need for embedding evaluation into the water planning process. It also highlights additional research currently being undertaken in this field associated with pressure reduction and energy usage when implementing DM programs. This paper will be of interest to a broad spectrum of practitioners beginning or currently involved in the development of DM programs or implementing and evaluating existing DM programs.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
Research Article|
December 01 2007
Have we achieved the savings? The importance of evaluations when implementing demand management Available to Purchase
A. Turner;
1The Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
E-mail: [email protected]
Search for other works by this author on:
S. White;
S. White
1The Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Search for other works by this author on:
A. Kazaglis;
A. Kazaglis
1The Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Search for other works by this author on:
S. Simard
S. Simard
1The Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Search for other works by this author on:
Water Supply (2007) 7 (5-6): 203–210.
Citation
A. Turner, S. White, A. Kazaglis, S. Simard; Have we achieved the savings? The importance of evaluations when implementing demand management. Water Supply 1 December 2007; 7 (5-6): 203–210. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2007.111
Download citation file:
Sign in
Don't already have an account? Register
Client Account
You could not be signed in. Please check your email address / username and password and try again.
Could not validate captcha. Please try again.
eBook
Pay-Per-View Access
$38.00