05337nam 22012973a 450 991036756930332120250203235431.09783039211517303921151X10.3390/books978-3-03921-151-7(CKB)4100000010106053(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42951(ScCtBLL)6e4195a6-7656-4146-9807-20653b914032(OCoLC)1163821515(EXLCZ)99410000001010605320250203i20192019 uu engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Challenges of Water Management and Governance in CitiesPeter Driessen, Jan Hofman, Cornelis Johannes (Kees) van Leeuwen, Jos FrijnsBasel, Switzerland :MDPI,2019.1 electronic resource (314 p.)9783039211500 3039211501 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.flood resilienceflood riskCape TownSustainable Development Goals (SDGs)sustainable development goalsurban planningcoordinationIHPstorm water managementstakeholder involvementflood risk managementwater management sustainabilityGeneralized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation (GLUE)climate changeurban water cyclewastewater managementwater policygovernance capacitygreenhouse gas emissionsintergovernmentalUrban Water Management Programmeindicatorssustainabilitycity networkswater sensitive citieswater scarcityICLEIflood damage assessmentstakeholder participationSuDSclimate change mitigationsocial network analysiswater ecologySDGsurban resiliencedesign rainfall eventcost of inactionrainwater harvestingco-designUNESCOrainfall-runoffstorm water control measuredecentralized water reclamation with resource recoverybaseline assessmentCity Blueprint Approachurban water managementurban landscapegovernance strategiesscience and technologydrinking waterIntegrated Water Resources ManagementresilienceSponge Citystormwater reservoiruse-attainmentsustainability assessmentwater securityWater-Energy-Food Nexuswater managementwater supplyStorm Water Management Model (SWMM)urban drainagelifecycle analysissocial infrastructureurban pluvial floodingassessment frameworkfootprintclimate change adaptationinfrastructuretotal cost of ownershipwater governanceflood controlwater-reusegovernanceDriessen Peter1788355Hofman Janvan Leeuwen Cornelis Johannes (Kees)Frijns JosScCtBLLScCtBLLBOOK9910367569303321The Challenges of Water Management and Governance in Cities4323172UNINA