Attaining sustainable urban residential water use through water demand management: a case of city of Nairobi in Kenya

dc.contributor.authorWachana, Calistus Mukeni Mulati
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-26T14:38:32Z
dc.date.available2020-06-26T14:38:32Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.descriptionAvailable in printed form, East Africana Collection, Dr. Wilbert Chagula Library, Class mark (THS EAF TD365.K4W33)en_US
dc.description.abstractIn the past, supply-side management planning has been the approach to meet the urban residential water demand. However, several new economic, social, and environmental considerations have placed this alternative beyond the reach of many water agencies. The purpose of this study is to investigate the residential water use patterns, examine the existing regulations on residential water use, and to highlight the constraints of implementing water demand management measures within the City of Nairobi as a basis of adopting water demand management as a complimentary approach to supply management. The descriptive statistics method was used to analyse survey responses from the field study and secondary data. The Water Act, The National Water Policy and City Water bylaws were also used in this study. The results showed that residential water use patterns are diverse, the existing regulations are supply-management oriented and there exist several constraints for water demand management implementation. To have a workable water demand management strategy so as to attain a sustainable urban residential water use, the following recommendations have been suggested. Suggestions include (1) effective water pricing tailored for the City of Nairobi water use patterns, (2) establishment of National Product and information based on water demand management-building codes, minimum water use efficiency standards for water appliances, (3) establishment of education and public awareness programs, (4) incentives and incentives to developers and consumers, (5) reviewing of existing regulations, and finally, (6) sensitization of water agency managers to consider water demand management as a complimentary approach to supply management.en_US
dc.identifier.citationWachana, C,M (2004) Attaining sustainable urban residential water use through water demand management: a case of city of Nairobi in Kenya.Master dissertation, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://41.86.178.5:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/12833
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Dar es Salaamen_US
dc.subjectWater managementen_US
dc.subjectSupplyen_US
dc.subjectNairobi cityen_US
dc.titleAttaining sustainable urban residential water use through water demand management: a case of city of Nairobi in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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