Investigating sustainable urban water management regimes: What tools are available to help?

S J van de Meene, Rebekah Brown, M. A. Farrelly

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Abstract

The need to transition to more sustainable urban water management is now widely accepted in Australia and internationally. Transitioning socio-technical systems requires co-evolution in both the technical and social dimensions. While there has been significant progress in advancing technological solutions, there remain substantial barriers in the social dimension, particularly at the regime level. Therefore, this paper contends that further investigation into the regime is required to advance sustainable urban water management. This paper aims to contribute to this knowledge gap by turning to social theory and research to improve our understanding of the regime and progress development of strategies to initiate regime change. Four regime frameworks from different social science disciplines are reviewed for their applicability to sustainable urban water management and then evaluated in combination for their suitability to address particular situations. The review and synthesis reveals that certain frameworks are more suitable for different situations depending on their level of focus and emphasis on different regime components. It is anticipated that this review will provide policy makers and capacity building practitioners with assistance in understanding the regime, identifying where problems may be located and how these problems can be addressed.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTowards water sensitive cities and citizens
Subtitle of host publicationConference Proceedings
Pages307-315
Number of pages9
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event6th International Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference and Hydropolis #3, 2009: Towards Water Sensitive Cities and Citizens - Perth, Australia
Duration: 5 May 20098 May 2009

Conference

Conference6th International Water Sensitive Urban Design Conference and Hydropolis #3, 2009
Abbreviated titleWSUD 2009
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityPerth
Period5/05/098/05/09

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