The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities

• Main Author: Hofman, Jan (auth)
• Other Authors: Frijns, Jos (auth), Driessen, Peter (auth), Leeuwen, Cornelis Johannes (Kees) van (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: flood resilience; flood risk; Cape Town; Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); sustainable development goals; urban planning; coordination; IHP; storm water management; stakeholder involvement; flood risk management; water management sustainability; Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE); climate change; urban water cycle; wastewater management; water policy; governance capacity; greenhouse gas emissions; intergovernmental; Urban Water Management Programme; indicators; sustainability; city networks; water sensitive cities; water scarcity; ICLEI; flood damage assessment; stakeholder participation; SuDS; climate change mitigation; social network analysis; water ecology; SDGs; urban resilience; design rainfall event; cost of inaction; rainwater harvesting; co-design; UNESCO; rainfall-runoff; storm water control measure; decentralized water reclamation with resource recovery; baseline assessment; City Blueprint Approach; urban water management; urban landscape; governance strategies; science and technology; drinking water; Integrated Water Resources Management; resilience; Sponge City; stormwater reservoir; use-attainment; sustainability assessment; water security; Water-Energy-Food Nexus; water management; water supply; Storm Water Management Model (SWMM); urban drainage; lifecycle analysis; social infrastructure; urban pluvial flooding; assessment framework; footprint; climate change adaptation; infrastructure; total cost of ownership; water governance; flood control; water-reuse; governance
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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 insecuri...