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- Title
Patrones de consumo de agua en usos turístico-residenciales en la costa de Alicante (España) (2005-2015). Una tendencia desigual influida por la tipología urbana y grado de ocupación.
- Authors
Morote Seguido, Álvaro Francisco; Hernández Hernández, María; Rico Amorós, Antonio Manuel
- Abstract
The Spanish Mediterranean coastline has experienced a significant urban growth related to tourist activity since 1960. The aim of this research is to define and to analyse water consumption trend along the coast of province of Alicante (2005-2015), taking into account a hypothetical increase in water consumption due to the increase in dwelling and users connected to the network during the last real estate bubble (1997-2008). To do this, real billing data of dwelling were analysed according to the different urban typologies and type of occupation and an analysis of hotels consumption. The conclusions drawn include facts as there has been a change of trend from the middle of the 2000s and water consumption has been fell since the mid-2000s. In addition, it is also detected that a slight increase of water consumption has produced in certain typologies of tourist and residential function since 2000.
- Publication
Anales de Geografía de la Universidad Complutense, 2018, Vol 38, Issue 2, p357
- ISSN
0211-9803
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5209/AGUC.62484