Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches

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Autor(a) principal: Martins, Rita
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Quintal, Carlota, Cruz, Luís, Barata, Eduardo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/48299
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jup.2016.04.012
Resumo: In developed countries, water affordability issues are regarded as a non-significant problem. This paper analyses the prevalence of affordability problems at household level and the determinants that might affect their occurrence. From a questionnaire-based survey, Portuguese household level data are used to show that average measures can mask affordability issues for substantial proportions of the low income groups. Findings also indicate that to tackle affordability problems more successfully, special tariff schemes should consider household income, size (large families) and composition (children in poorer households).
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title Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches
spellingShingle Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches
Martins, Rita
Water affordability; Economic regulation; Micro data
title_short Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches
title_full Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches
title_fullStr Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches
title_full_unstemmed Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches
title_sort Water affordability issues in developed countries – The relevance of micro approaches
author Martins, Rita
author_facet Martins, Rita
Quintal, Carlota
Cruz, Luís
Barata, Eduardo
author_role author
author2 Quintal, Carlota
Cruz, Luís
Barata, Eduardo
author2_role author
author
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Martins, Rita
Quintal, Carlota
Cruz, Luís
Barata, Eduardo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Water affordability; Economic regulation; Micro data
topic Water affordability; Economic regulation; Micro data
description In developed countries, water affordability issues are regarded as a non-significant problem. This paper analyses the prevalence of affordability problems at household level and the determinants that might affect their occurrence. From a questionnaire-based survey, Portuguese household level data are used to show that average measures can mask affordability issues for substantial proportions of the low income groups. Findings also indicate that to tackle affordability problems more successfully, special tariff schemes should consider household income, size (large families) and composition (children in poorer households).
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