Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE
The United Arab Emirates faces water scarcity. Managing water-energy consumption behavior is essential to achieving sustainable resources for future generations. Water and energy are intertwined resources. With economic development, a thorough assessment and understanding of actual drivers and motiv...
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| author | Ameena S. Al-Sumaiti Reem S. Al-Ali Vikash Kumar Saini N. Al-Saif Rajesh Kumar |
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| description | The United Arab Emirates faces water scarcity. Managing water-energy consumption behavior is essential to achieving sustainable resources for future generations. Water and energy are intertwined resources. With economic development, a thorough assessment and understanding of actual drivers and motivators of existing social behaviors, relevant to these resources are needed. This understanding becomes even more significant in the light of socio-economic development. Hence, this study focuses on an educational institution, which encompasses a diverse range of academic and alternative activities within a relatively confined area. This paper examines a case study of a university and its dorms, located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to assess and analyze water and energy consumption. The data have been collected from university campuses and dorms considering various factors such as the number of on-campus students, humidity, temperature, gender, and cost. The ANOVA statistical analysis, employing a multiple regression approach, is used for the analysis. The results highlight that the primary drivers of water-energy usage are the number of students and the cost. The findings provide valuable insights for effectively reducing water-energy consumption on university campuses. Furthermore, some recommendations for socio-economic sustainable development on campus have been provided based on the research outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2eda88bc6b774fd1986d1c8d3c6082622025-01-30T05:14:59ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882025-06-019100446Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAEAmeena S. Al-Sumaiti0Reem S. Al-Ali1Vikash Kumar Saini2N. Al-Saif3Rajesh Kumar4Smart OR Lab, Advanced Power and Energy Center, Department of Electrical Engineering, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author.Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesSmart OR Lab, Advanced Power and Energy Center, Department of Electrical Engineering, Khalifa University, United Arab EmiratesAdvanced Power and Energy Center, Khalifa University, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesDepartment of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa; RAMAN Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, IndiaThe United Arab Emirates faces water scarcity. Managing water-energy consumption behavior is essential to achieving sustainable resources for future generations. Water and energy are intertwined resources. With economic development, a thorough assessment and understanding of actual drivers and motivators of existing social behaviors, relevant to these resources are needed. This understanding becomes even more significant in the light of socio-economic development. Hence, this study focuses on an educational institution, which encompasses a diverse range of academic and alternative activities within a relatively confined area. This paper examines a case study of a university and its dorms, located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to assess and analyze water and energy consumption. The data have been collected from university campuses and dorms considering various factors such as the number of on-campus students, humidity, temperature, gender, and cost. The ANOVA statistical analysis, employing a multiple regression approach, is used for the analysis. The results highlight that the primary drivers of water-energy usage are the number of students and the cost. The findings provide valuable insights for effectively reducing water-energy consumption on university campuses. Furthermore, some recommendations for socio-economic sustainable development on campus have been provided based on the research outcomes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825000164Multiple-regression analysisEnergy-water consumptionUniversity consumptionDorms consumptionUnited Arab Emirates |
| spellingShingle | Ameena S. Al-Sumaiti Reem S. Al-Ali Vikash Kumar Saini N. Al-Saif Rajesh Kumar Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE Sustainable Futures Multiple-regression analysis Energy-water consumption University consumption Dorms consumption United Arab Emirates |
| title | Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| title_full | Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| title_short | Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| title_sort | evaluating drivers of water energy use insights from a selected higher education university in abu dhabi uae |
| topic | Multiple-regression analysis Energy-water consumption University consumption Dorms consumption United Arab Emirates |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188825000164 |
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