Abstract:
There has been sparse coverage of advances in the application of Demand-Side
Management (DSM) in the academic press in recent years. At the same time a
number of important DSM studies have been reported on by non-academic
institutions, and there is therefore a need for a comprehensive, up to date
review of the impacts of DSM tools and the factors which influence their
effectiveness. This paper aims to begin to address this apparent lack of
coverage with a review of residential DSM tools using recent reports of DSM
campaigns in the western (developed) world collected from a range of sources.
The aims are, to understand the potential for residential DSM tools to save
water in different types of household under varying conditions and, identify
influences on implementation effectiveness. The current review will be of
interest to, among others, water company professionals, policy makers,
regulators and environmental agencies.
