RT journal article
T1 Economic and Sustainability Inequalities and Water Consumption of European Union Countries
A1 Ferasso, Marcos
A1 Bares López, Lydia
A1 Ogachi, Daniel
A1 Blanco Canto, Miguel
A2 Economía General
K1 economic growth
K1 sustainable development
K1 water consumption
K1 European Union
AB Water scarcity is becoming a global concern for many reasons as its consumption increases. This research aimed to analyze sustainability inequalities in the water consumption of EU countries. Descriptive statistics using data for four AQUASTAT periods (2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017), and quotients for the AQUASTAT 2017 period, were calculated using a proposed econometric model. The main results were that countries with high GPD and population showed high water stress and total water withdrawal. Countries with lower industry-value-added-to-GDP quotients were among those with higher industrial water use efficiency, while low water-services-use-efficiency quotients were associated with high services value added to GDP. Suggestions for policymakers are provided and formula application guidelines for regional-level comparisons are described.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-4441
YR 2021
FD 2021-10
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25874
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/25874
LA eng
NO This research was partially funded by the budget of the Contrato Programa 2020 of the Department of General Economics (University of Cadiz).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026