Understanding and Managing Urban Water in Transition

Katherine A. Daniell*, Jean Daniel Rinaudo, Noel Wai Wah Chan, Céline Nauges, Quentin Grafton

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    Abstract

    Understanding and managing water in the urban context is of vital global importance. Over half the world’s population now lives in urban environments (United Nations 2013) and the percentage is set to increase over coming decades. Quality urban living, like life anywhere, requires adequate quantities and qualities of water to support a range of social well-being, economic development, and environmental health. Managing water in cities, along with their linked energy, food, materials, environmental systems, and socio-economic systems is, therefore, an integral component of global sustainability challenges (Sheehan 2007; see also Kenway and Lant 2015, Chap. 28, this volume).

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationGlobal Issues in Water Policy
    PublisherSpringer
    Pages1-30
    Number of pages30
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Publication series

    NameGlobal Issues in Water Policy
    Volume15
    ISSN (Print)2211-0631
    ISSN (Electronic)2211-0658

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