Reprint
The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities
Edited by
August 2019
314 pages
- ISBN978-3-03921-150-0 (Paperback)
- ISBN978-3-03921-151-7 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities that was published in
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Summary
Global population growth is urban growth and, therefore, most of the water-related challenges and solutions reside in cities. Unless water management and water governance processes are significantly improved within the next decade or so, cities are likely to face serious and prolonged water insecurity, urban floods, and/or heat stress, which may result in social instability and, ultimately, massive migration. Aging water infrastructure, one of the most expensive infrastructures in cities, is a relevant challenge in order to address Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: clean water and sanitation, SDG 11: sustainable cities and communities, and SDG 13: climate action. The choice of good governance arrangements has important consequences for economic performance, for the well-being of citizens, and for the quality of life in urban areas. The better governance arrangements work in coordinating policies across jurisdictions and policy fields, the better the outcomes. Rapidly-changing global conditions will make future water governance more complex than ever before in human history, and expectations are that water governance and water management will change more during the next 20 years compared to the past 100 years. In this Special Issue of Water, the focus will be on practical concepts and tools for water management and water governance, with a focus on cities.
Format
- Paperback
License
© 2019 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
Integrated Water Resources Management; water management sustainability; urban resilience; urban water cycle; water governance; water-reuse; governance capacity; water management; water scarcity; Sponge City; water ecology; storm water management; flood control; resilience; rainfall-runoff; storm water control measure; SuDS; urban drainage; urban landscape; urban planning; flood risk management; flood resilience; governance strategies; climate change; assessment framework; sustainability assessment; baseline assessment; co-design; stakeholder involvement; wastewater management; Cape Town; City Blueprint Approach; water governance; water scarcity; water sensitive cities; climate change adaptation; stormwater reservoir; Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE); design rainfall event; Storm Water Management Model (SWMM); coordination; water supply; social network analysis; climate change; IHP; intergovernmental; science and technology; sustainability; UNESCO; water management; water security; Urban Water Management Programme; water governance; infrastructure; urban water management; indicators; SDGs; stakeholder participation; water policy; rainwater harvesting; footprint; lifecycle analysis; total cost of ownership; sustainability; urban water management; drinking water; city networks; climate change; ICLEI; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); urban water management; use-attainment; social network analysis; urban planning; governance; social infrastructure; cost of inaction; urban pluvial flooding; flood damage assessment; flood risk; greenhouse gas emissions; decentralized water reclamation with resource recovery; Water-Energy-Food Nexus; climate change mitigation; water governance; urban water management; resilience; sustainable development goals