The impact of turf removal on residential water use in a Mediterranean-climate metropolis: is lawn replacement decoupling water use from historical trends?

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dc.contributor.authorBunster, Tomás
dc.contributor.author Gironas Leon, Jorge Alfredo
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-27T14:15:45Z
dc.date.available2025-08-27T14:15:45Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractUrban water supply reliability is a pressing challenge facing cities worldwide, and understandingthe effectiveness of water conservation measures has become crucial. In this study, the impact ofturf removal on residential water use in a Mediterranean-climate metropolis facing water scarcitywas quantified, based on a data-driven empirical approach. A method using Sentinel-2 imagerywas implemented to assess turf cover evolution from 2019 to 2023. Combined with householdwater use data, the impact of turf removal was analyzed at local and city scales. Residential wateruse savings at an average rate of 6.5 mm/day are demonstrated. The savings have been pivotal indecoupling water use from historical trends. The findings suggest that turf removal may accountfor 60% of the decoupling, equivalent to the entire city-demand stagnation. The results are ofinterest for sustainable urban water use public policy design and the economic evaluation of waterconservation measures.
dc.format.extent16 páginas
dc.fuente.origenORCID
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1573062X.2025.2544856
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/1573062X.2025.2544856
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/105305
dc.information.autorucEscuela de Ingeniería; Gironas Leon, Jorge Alfredo; 0000-0002-6933-2658; 1681
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesocontenido completo
dc.revistaUrban Water Journal
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectDecoupling
dc.subjectTurf removal
dc.subjectUrban water demand
dc.subjectWater conservation
dc.subject.ddc360
dc.subject.deweyCiencias socialeses_ES
dc.subject.ods06 Clean Water and Sanitation
dc.subject.odspa06 Agua limpia y saneamiento
dc.titleThe impact of turf removal on residential water use in a Mediterranean-climate metropolis: is lawn replacement decoupling water use from historical trends?
dc.typeartículo
sipa.codpersvinculados1681
sipa.trazabilidadORCID;2025-08-22
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