Urban morphology and urban water demand
A case study in the land constrained Los Angeles region using urban growth modeling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15544626 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen B Ferencz (0000-0002-2953-8440, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, corresponding author), Jim Yoon (0000-0002-8025-2587, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Johanna Capone (0000-0002-5181-5715, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Ryan A McManamay (0000-0002-5551-3140, Baylor University) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 014048-014048 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/ada04c |
| OpenAlex | W4405850149 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 44 |
The interactions between population growth, urban morphology, and water demand have important implications for water resources and supply in urban regions. Water use for irrigation comprises a significant fraction of urban water demand, and is potentially influenced by long-term changes in urban morphology. To investigate this, we used spatially explicit projections of urban land development intensity (fraction impervious area) generated from a 30 m resolution urban growth model for the Los Angeles (LA) region. Recent historical data on water use and high resolution landcover were used to establish relationships between green area, urban development intensity, and outdoor water demand. These relationships were then used to project outdoor and total water demand in 2100 using the urban growth model outputs. We considered two different population scenarios informed by the shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP) projections for the region (SSP3 and SSP5), and three scenarios of urban development intensification. Our analysis is resolved for over 80 water providers in the region, from the urban core to suburban fringe, and highlights diverse demand responses influenced by initial urban form and water demand attributes. Assumptions about outdoor water use factors based on recent water supply data were found to be nearly as influential on future outdoor demand as the urban growth scenario settings. Compared to previous studies, our work is unique in coherently linking high resolution SSP population scenarios, urban land cover evolution, and urban water demand projections, demonstrating the approach for the LA region—the largest population center in the western United States
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |