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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821176303321

Titolo

The future of water in African cities : : why waste water? / / Michael Jacobsen, Michael Webster, and Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2012

ISBN

1-283-70514-1

0-8213-9722-2

Descrizione fisica

pages cm

Collana

Directions in Development

Altri autori (Persone)

JacobsenMichael <1957->

WebsterMichael (Michael John)

VairavamoorthyKalanithy

Disciplina

363.610967

Soggetti

Municipal water supply - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Management

Municipal water supply - Africa, Sub-Saharan - Planning

Water demand management - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Water use - Africa, Sub-Saharan

City planning - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Urbanization - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Africa's emerging urban water challenges -- An integrated perspective to urban water management -- Assessing water management challenges and capacities in African cities -- In-depth analysis of water management challenges in selected cities. Nairobi : dealing with the gap between supply and demand -- Mbale : a time limited window of opportunity -- Arua : can decentralized solutions postpone a very large infrastructure project? -- Douala : addressing sanitation, flooding, and waste management -- Participation of stakeholders in IUWM : experience from our case studies -- Making IUWM work in African cities.

Sommario/riassunto

The objective of this study is to assist public authorities to identify and address the future challenges of urban water supply, sanitation, and flood management in cities. In order to do that, this report uses the conceptual framework of Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) as a holistic set of planning and management tools incorporating all



components of the urban water cycle to help develop efficient and flexible urban water systems in the future.The future of water in African cities: why waste water? argues that a new approach to urban water management is needed in Africa. Due to their