The future of water management: The case for long-range hydraulic interconnections

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-166
Author(s):  
L. Bonzanigo ◽  
G. Sinnona

Abstract. The global population is increasingly concentrated in cities. Cities and urban areas face many challenges – economic, social, health and environmental – which are often exacerbated by an increase in the frequency of natural disasters. Together, these challenges call for a shift towards sustainable cities which reduce their impact on the surrounding environment, whilst at the same time succeeding to make resources available to their increasing number of inhabitants. This article explores the state of the art of water management practices of the highly urbanised Northern Italian region and plans and scope for the future development of water management. Although the region is at present not under severe water stress, recently some cities faced water scarcity problems and were forced to implement water rationing. We assessed the vulnerability of Parma and Ferrara to a water crisis, together with the regular and emergency adaptation measures already in place, and the forecast for the near future. In two workshops, the authors adapted the Australian concept of Water Sensitive Urban Design for the Italian context. Although the population remains generally unaware of the impact of the two latest severe drought events (2003 and 2006/7), many adaptation measures towards a more sustainable use of the water resource are already in place – technically, institutionally, and individually. Water managers consider however that the drastic and definite changes needed to integrate the urban water management cycle, and which minimise the ecological footprint of urban spaces, lay far in the future.


2012 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 611-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Burchi ◽  
Ariella D'Andrea ◽  
Gabriel Eckstein ◽  
Marcella Nanni

1976 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 336-337
Author(s):  
David L. Trupin ◽  
E.Peter Prezzano ◽  
Robert J. Weakley ◽  
William T. Fisher ◽  
Jerald L. Merritt ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 5312-5322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabine Hoffmann ◽  
Ulrike Feldmann ◽  
Peter M. Bach ◽  
Christian Binz ◽  
Megan Farrelly ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 679-687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelos Alamanos ◽  
Stamatis Sfyris ◽  
Chrysostomos Fafoutis ◽  
Nikitas Mylopoulos

Abstract The relationship between water abstraction and water availability has turned into a major stress factor in the urban exploitation of water resources. The situation is expected to be sharpened in the future due to the intensity of extreme meteorological phenomena, and socio-economic changes affecting water demand. In the city of Volos, Greece, the number of water counters has been tripled during the last four decades. This study attempts to simulate the city's network, supply system and water demand through a forecasting model. The forecast was examined under several situations, based on climate change and socio-economic observations of the city, using meteorological, water pricing, users' income, level of education, family members, floor and residence size variables. The most interesting outputs are: (a) the impact of each variable in the water consumption and (b) water balance under four management scenarios, indicating the future water management conditions of the broader area, including demand and supply management. The results proved that rational water management can lead to remarkable water conservation. The simulation of real scenarios and future situations in the city's water demand and balance, is the innovative element of the study, making it capable of supporting the local water utility.


2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (12) ◽  
pp. 2854-2861 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Chanan ◽  
S. Vigneswaran ◽  
J. Kandasamy

A Water Sensitive City is now commonly acknowledged best practice for designing the cities of the future. In Australia, the National Water Initiative has allocated high priority towards offering insight into successful water sensitive urban development projects, to facilitate capacity building within the industry. This paper shares innovative water sensitive projects implemented at Kogarah City Council, in Sydney. Four key projects are discussed, demonstrating how stormwater, rainwater and wastewater can be incorporated into decentralised water systems to offer sustainable water management of the future. The case studies included in the paper highlight Kogarah's journey towards the Soft Path for Water Management.


Marine Policy ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 121-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle R. Scriven ◽  
Claudio DiBacco ◽  
Andrea Locke ◽  
Thomas W. Therriault

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