The COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of millions of people, radically changing their habits in just a few days. In many countries, containment measures prescribed by national governments restricted the movements of entire communities, with the impossibility of attending schools, universities, workplaces, and no longer allowing for traveling or leading a normal social life. People were then compelled to revise their habits and lifestyles. In such a situation, the availability of drinking water plays a crucial role in ensuring adequate health conditions for people and tackling the spread of the pandemic. Lifestyle of the population, climate, water scarcity and water price are influent factors on water drinking demand and its daily pattern. To analyze the effect of restriction measures on water demand, the instantaneous flow data of five Apulian towns (Italy) during the lockdown have been analyzed highlighting the important role of users’ habits and the not negligible effect of commuters on the water demand pattern besides daily volume requested.

Influence of COVID-19 Spread on Water Drinking Demand: The Case of Puglia Region (Southern Italy) / Balacco, Gabriella; Totaro, Vincenzo; Iacobellis, Vito; Manni, Alessandro; Spagnoletta, Mauro; Piccinni, Alberto Ferruccio. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - ELETTRONICO. - 12:15(2020). [10.3390/su12155919]

Influence of COVID-19 Spread on Water Drinking Demand: The Case of Puglia Region (Southern Italy)

Balacco, Gabriella
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Totaro, Vincenzo;Iacobellis, Vito;Piccinni, Alberto Ferruccio
2020-01-01

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the lives of millions of people, radically changing their habits in just a few days. In many countries, containment measures prescribed by national governments restricted the movements of entire communities, with the impossibility of attending schools, universities, workplaces, and no longer allowing for traveling or leading a normal social life. People were then compelled to revise their habits and lifestyles. In such a situation, the availability of drinking water plays a crucial role in ensuring adequate health conditions for people and tackling the spread of the pandemic. Lifestyle of the population, climate, water scarcity and water price are influent factors on water drinking demand and its daily pattern. To analyze the effect of restriction measures on water demand, the instantaneous flow data of five Apulian towns (Italy) during the lockdown have been analyzed highlighting the important role of users’ habits and the not negligible effect of commuters on the water demand pattern besides daily volume requested.
2020
Influence of COVID-19 Spread on Water Drinking Demand: The Case of Puglia Region (Southern Italy) / Balacco, Gabriella; Totaro, Vincenzo; Iacobellis, Vito; Manni, Alessandro; Spagnoletta, Mauro; Piccinni, Alberto Ferruccio. - In: SUSTAINABILITY. - ISSN 2071-1050. - ELETTRONICO. - 12:15(2020). [10.3390/su12155919]
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