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 were 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 resources, 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.

Edson Elídio BALATA;Hugo PINTO;Manuela Moreira da SILVA

Institute of Engineering,Universidade do Algarve,Faro,8005-139,Portugal;Centre for Social Studies,University of Coimbra,Coimbra,3000-995,Portugal;c Faculty of Economics,University of Algarve,Faro,8005-139,Portugal;d Centre for Marine and Environmental Research(CIMA),University of Algarve,Faro,8005-139,Portugal;e Centre of Engineering and Product Development(CEiiA),Matosinhos,4450-017,Portugal

区域可持续发展（英文）

[1]Edson Elídio BALATA;Hugo PINTO;Manuela Moreira da SILVA-.Latent dimensions between water use and socio-economic development: A global exploratory statistical analysis)[J].区域可持续发展（英文）,2022(03):269-280

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