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Title: | Latent dimensions between water use and socio-economic development: A global exploratory statistical analysis | Authors: | Balata, Edson Elídio Pinto, Hugo Moreira da Silva, Manuela |
Keywords: | Water reuse; Circular economy; Water management; Urban water cycle; Socio-economic sustainable development; Country clusters; Factor analysis | Issue Date: | 2022 | Publisher: | Elsevier | Project: | DL57/2016/CP1341/CT0013 | Serial title, monograph or event: | Regional Sustainability | Volume: | 3 | Issue: | 3 | Abstract: | Water use and socio-economic development are interconnected in complex ways. Causalities are not easy to identify but it is evident that a nexus between water use and socio-economic development does exist. Considering the diversity of national situations relating to these interrelated phenomena, its study should be considered from a global perspective. This article critically reviews the literature and information from official sources on the relevance of water use and circular economy in order to create a global picture, linking water with socio-economic development. Data from 195 countries was analyzed statistically. A factor analysis defined five essential latent dimensions on the nexus between water use and socio-economic development: development and basic services, population and resource, economic volume, health and well-being, and population density. Based on the identified factors, countries were classified into six groups: Global South in difficulty, global semi-periphery, advanced economy, Middle East and other Global South developing economy, global weight, and small highly developed economy. The clustering results clarify connections between water use conditions and socio-economic development. Understanding the variety of national profiles is helpful to reveal the magnitude and urgency of dealing with the nexus between water use and socio-economic development for many countries. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/105122 | ISSN: | 2666-660X | DOI: | 10.1016/j.regsus.2022.09.004 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | I&D CES - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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