A Review of Applying Spatial Modelling and GIS in Residential Water Use

Growing studies indicate that social geography characteristics and spatial interactions contribute to water sustainability management in residential water use. Recently, researches are being developed spatial decision support system by integrating spatial modelling with GIS, which clearly display the determined factors information of water consumption by the changing weights methods. Policy makers will use the tool to manipulate and evaluate the effective of water management strategies, and it is beneficial to analyse a range of alternative water conservation policies. Such studies and model applying are of great significance for reference in sustainable water management in China. Thus, this paper reviews the previous researches of spatial modelling and application in residential water use. (paper)