Descripción del proyecto ICT for water resources managementSmartH2O: an ICT Platform to leverage on Social Computing for the efficient management of Water Consumption The SmartH2O project develops an ICT platform for improving the management of urban and peri-urban water demand thanks to the integrated use of smart meters, social computation, and dynamic water pricing, based on advanced models of consumer behavior.The SmartH2O project aims to provide water utilities, municipalities and citizens, with an ICT-enabled platform to design, develop and implement better water management practices and policies, leading to a reduction in water consumption, without compromising the quality of life, and to an increase in resource security.The solution proposed by the SmartH2O project is to develop an ICT platform that will be able to:• Understand and model the consumers’ current behaviour on the basis of historical and real-time water usage data; • Predict how the consumer behaviour can be influenced by various water demand management policies, from water savings campaigns, to social awareness campaigns, to dynamic water pricing schemes; • Raise the awareness of water consumers on their current water usage habits and their lifestyle implications and to stimulate them to reduce water use; The SmartH2O ICT infrastructure will thus enable water managers to close the loop between actual water consumption levels and desired targets, using information about how the consumers have adapted their behavior to the new situation (e.g. new regulations, new water prices, appeals to water savings during droughts). This feedback will then allow to aptly revise the water demand management policies, enabling to maximise the water and energy saving goalsExpected ResultsThe project is expected to demonstrate how social awareness and dynamic pricing instruments can modify the behavior of water use. A quantifiable reduction of water consumption is expected, especially in drought periods, when water is scarcer. Water utilities can therefore assess the impact of smart metering to improve the efficiency of their operations. Mostrar el objetivo del proyecto Ocultar el objetivo del proyecto Urban water use is highly dynamic, variable over time and space, and is expected to constantly increase in the coming years both in Europe and worldwide. Expanding existing infrastructures to access farther or deeper water resources might be one option, but the economic and energy costs could be unsustainably high. There is a need for water demand management strategies (incentives, water pricing, awareness campaigns) to be efficient and sustainable technically, economically, and socially. Yet, individual and collective behavioural response to specific water conservation policies might significantly vary with economic drivers as well as socio-psychological determinants within the same urban context.The SmartH2O project aims at providing water utilities, the municipalities, and citizens, with an ICT enabled platform to design, develop and implement better water demand management policies, which are based on a shared understanding and motivation by the water users, thus leading to a reduction in water consumption, while not compromising the quality of life.SmartH2O builds a bi-directional communication stream between citizens and the water utility: in one direction, user behavioural data are collected through smart meters and an online social participation application (social game); in the other, awareness campaigns and price signals are delivered through the same app to inform the users on how to save water and money.SmartH2O will be tested in two main real world cases: in Spain, in the city of Valencia, and in Switzerland (in Canton Ticino). Moreover, test activities and interaction with the end users will be also performed in the United Kingdom, in the London Area. In these exemplary cases, the SmartH2O project will enable a constructive and continuous interaction between citizens and water utilities in the management of our most precious resource: water. Ámbito científico natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology Programa(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Tema(s) ICT-2013.6.3 - ICT for water resources management Convocatoria de propuestas FP7-ICT-2013-11 Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinador SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA PROFESSIONALE DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA Aportación de la UE € 529 179,00 Dirección STABILE LE GERRE 6928 Manno Suiza Ver en el mapa Región Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Ticino Ticino Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Rizzoli Andrea Emilio (Prof.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (11) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo SOCIETA ELETTRICA SOPRACENERINA SA Suiza Aportación de la UE € 181 240,00 Dirección PIAZZA GRANDE 5 6600 LOCARNO Ver en el mapa Región Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Ticino Ticino Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Sandro Mendicino (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR PARTICIPATORY MEDIA EV Alemania Aportación de la UE € 356 720,00 Dirección PARISER PLATZ 6 10117 Berlin Ver en el mapa Región Berlin Berlin Berlin Tipo de actividad Research Organisations Contacto administrativo Jasminko Novak (Prof.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos EMPRESA MIXTA VALENCIANA DE AGUAS SA España Aportación de la UE € 45 990,00 Dirección CALLE PEDRAPIQUERS, NUM 4 POL. INDUSTRIAL VARA DE QUART 46014 Valencia Ver en el mapa Región Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Maria Angeles Serrano Sánchez (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA España Aportación de la UE € 73 000,00 Dirección CAMINO DE VERA SN EDIFICIO 3A 46022 Valencia Ver en el mapa Región Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Manuel Pulido Velazquez (Prof.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italia Aportación de la UE € 573 736,00 Dirección PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 20133 Milano Ver en el mapa Región Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Fabio Conti (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos SET MOBILE SRL Rumanía Aportación de la UE € 169 275,00 Dirección STRADA ROVINE 3 BLOC 65 SCARA A ETAJ 3 AP 21 SECTORUL 2 021236 Bucuresti Ver en el mapa Región Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Luigi Caldararu (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 344 800,00 Dirección OXFORD ROAD M13 9PL Manchester Ver en el mapa Región North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester Tipo de actividad Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contacto administrativo Liz Fay (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos MOONSUBMARINE LIMITED Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 131 600,00 Dirección WOODLANDS ROAD 16 GREAT SHELFORD CB22 5LW CAMBRIDGE Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Fausto Dassenno (Mr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED Reino Unido Aportación de la UE € 41 700,00 Dirección CLEARWATER COURT - VASTERN ROAD RG1 8DB Reading Ver en el mapa Región South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Ricardo Wissmann-Alves (Dr.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos AGUAS DE VALENCIA SA España Aportación de la UE € 6 690,00 Dirección GRAN VIA MARQUES DEL TURIA 19 46005 Valencia Ver en el mapa Región Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo María Ángeles Serrano Sánchez (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos WEBRATIO SRL Italia Aportación de la UE € 54 912,00 Dirección PIAZZALE LUIGI CADORNA 10 20123 MILANO Ver en el mapa Tipo de actividad Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contacto administrativo Colombo Elisabetta (Ms.) Enlaces Contactar con la organización Opens in new window Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos