Description du projet 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. Afficher les objectifs du projet Masquer les objectifs du projet 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. Champ scientifique natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Thème(s) ICT-2013.6.3 - ICT for water resources management Appel à propositions FP7-ICT-2013-11 Voir d’autres projets de cet appel Régime de financement CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinateur SCUOLA UNIVERSITARIA PROFESSIONALE DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA Contribution de l’UE € 529 179,00 Adresse STABILE LE GERRE 6928 Manno Suisse Voir sur la carte Région Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Ticino Ticino Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Rizzoli Andrea Emilio (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée Participants (11) Trier par ordre alphabétique Trier par contribution de l’UE Tout développer Tout réduire SOCIETA ELETTRICA SOPRACENERINA SA Suisse Contribution de l’UE € 181 240,00 Adresse PIAZZA GRANDE 5 6600 LOCARNO Voir sur la carte Région Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Ticino Ticino Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Sandro Mendicino (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée EUROPEAN INSTITUTE FOR PARTICIPATORY MEDIA EV Allemagne Contribution de l’UE € 356 720,00 Adresse PARISER PLATZ 6 10117 Berlin Voir sur la carte Région Berlin Berlin Berlin Type d’activité Research Organisations Contact administratif Jasminko Novak (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée EMPRESA MIXTA VALENCIANA DE AGUAS SA Espagne Contribution de l’UE € 45 990,00 Adresse CALLE PEDRAPIQUERS, NUM 4 POL. INDUSTRIAL VARA DE QUART 46014 Valencia Voir sur la carte Région Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Maria Angeles Serrano Sánchez (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA Espagne Contribution de l’UE € 73 000,00 Adresse CAMINO DE VERA SN EDIFICIO 3A 46022 Valencia Voir sur la carte Région Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Manuel Pulido Velazquez (Prof.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée POLITECNICO DI MILANO Italie Contribution de l’UE € 573 736,00 Adresse PIAZZA LEONARDO DA VINCI 32 20133 Milano Voir sur la carte Région Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Fabio Conti (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée SET MOBILE SRL Roumanie Contribution de l’UE € 169 275,00 Adresse STRADA ROVINE 3 BLOC 65 SCARA A ETAJ 3 AP 21 SECTORUL 2 021236 Bucuresti Voir sur la carte Région Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Luigi Caldararu (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 344 800,00 Adresse OXFORD ROAD M13 9PL Manchester Voir sur la carte Région North West (England) Greater Manchester Manchester Type d’activité Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contact administratif Liz Fay (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée MOONSUBMARINE LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 131 600,00 Adresse WOODLANDS ROAD 16 GREAT SHELFORD CB22 5LW CAMBRIDGE Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Fausto Dassenno (Mr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED Royaume-Uni Contribution de l’UE € 41 700,00 Adresse CLEARWATER COURT - VASTERN ROAD RG1 8DB Reading Voir sur la carte Région South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Ricardo Wissmann-Alves (Dr.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée AGUAS DE VALENCIA SA Espagne Contribution de l’UE € 6 690,00 Adresse GRAN VIA MARQUES DEL TURIA 19 46005 Valencia Voir sur la carte Région Este Comunitat Valenciana Valencia/València Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif María Ángeles Serrano Sánchez (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée WEBRATIO SRL Italie Contribution de l’UE € 54 912,00 Adresse PIAZZALE LUIGI CADORNA 10 20123 MILANO Voir sur la carte Type d’activité Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Contact administratif Colombo Elisabetta (Ms.) Liens Contacter l’organisation Opens in new window Site web Opens in new window Coût total Aucune donnée