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Adaptation to flood and drought risk in Austria - VATT

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Economic evaluation of<br />

adaptation options (dem<strong>and</strong> side)<br />

ClimateChange<br />

Causes<br />

Impacts<br />

Solutions<br />

• Assessed options<br />

• expansive water price policy<br />

• implementation of water sav<strong>in</strong>g technologies <strong>in</strong> households<br />

• implementation of water sav<strong>in</strong>g technologies <strong>in</strong> hotels<br />

• Water sav<strong>in</strong>g technologies<br />

• devices for showers<br />

• <strong>to</strong>ilettes<br />

• water taps<br />

• Method used: cost efficiency analysis<br />

• Water price elasticity of dem<strong>and</strong>: % ΔQ<br />

ε<br />

p<br />

= = −0,25<br />

% ΔP<br />

(source: Prettenthaler/Dalla-Via 2007)<br />

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