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Informationen zum Autor Robert C. Brears is the founder of Mitidaption, Mark and Focus, is Director on the International Board of the Indo Global Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture, and a Visiting Fellow (non-resident) at the Center for Conflict Studies at MIIS, Monterey, USA. Klappentext In the 21st Century, the world will see an unprecedented migration of people moving from rural to urban areas. With global demand for water projected to outstrip supply in the coming decades, cities will likely face water insecurity as a result of climate change and the various impacts of urbanisation. Traditionally, urban water managers have relied on large-scale, supply-side infrastructural projects to meet increased demands for water; however, these projects are environmentally, economically and politically costly. Urban Water Security argues that cities need to transition from supply-side to demand-side management to achieve urban water security. This book provides readers with a series of in-depth case studies of leading developed cities, of differing climates, incomes and lifestyles from around the world, that have used demand management tools to modify the attitudes and behaviour of water users in an attempt to achieve urban water security. Urban Water Security will be of particular interest to town and regional planners, water conservation managers and policymakers, international companies and organisations with large water footprints, environmental and water NGOs, researchers, graduate and undergraduate students. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor Foreword - Challenges in Water Management xvii Acknowledgements xix Introduction 1 1 Water 101 5 Introduction 5 1.1 What is water? 5 1.2 Hydrological cycle 6 1.3 Natural variations to water quantity 11 1.4 Natural variations to water quality 14 1.5 Impacts of urbanisation on water resources 17 1.6 Water and wastewater treatment processes 20 Notes 22 2 What is urban water security? 25 Introduction 25 2.1 Non?]climatic challenges to achieving urban water security 26 2.2 Climatic challenges to achieving urban water security 30 2.3 Reducing non?]climatic and climatic risks to urban water security 32 Notes 34 3 Managing water sustainably to achieve urban water security 37 Introduction 37 3.1 What is sustainability? 37 3.2 What does sustainability mean in urban water management? 42 3.3 Sustainable water resources management frameworks 45 3.4 Framework for managing urban water sustainably: Integrated urban water management 49 3.5 Other frameworks for managing urban water sustainably 52 Notes 53 4 Demand management to achieve urban water security 60 Introduction 60 4.1 Purpose of demand management 60 4.2 Regulatory and technological demand management instruments 62 4.3 Communication and information demand management instruments 75 4.4. Portfolio of demand management tools 78 Notes 79 5 Transitions 86 Introduction 86 5.1 What is a transition? 86 5.2 Operationalisation of transitions 91 5.3 Diffusion mechanisms 93 5.4 Transition management 95 Notes 97 6 Transitions towards managing natural resources and water 105 Introduction 105 6.1 Transitions in natural resource management 106 6.2 What is a transition in urban water management? 109 6.3 Operationalising transitions in third?]order scarcity 112 6.4 Barriers to transitions towards urban water security 115 Notes 121 7 Amsterdam transitioning towards urban water security 136 Introduction 136 7.1 Brief company background 136 7.2 Water supply and water consumption 137 7....
