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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Urban water systems"”.
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Sustainable Development: Implementation in Urban Water Systems
… thinking, more commonly referred to as systems thinking. Thus, System Dynamics, one branch of systems thinking which operates in a whole-system fashion, is put forward as a powerful methodology to deal with the issue. Using a system dynamics approach, the thesis introduces the idea of …
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International comparative analysis of urban water systems
… global diversity for a large number of urban water systems, so that trends observed in a small number of cases can contribute to a more general understanding of the spectrum of contemporary sustainability challenges faced by cities around the world. The two-part approach first uses a …
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Life Cycle Environmental Impacts and Decarbonisation Pathways of China’s Urban Water Systems
Urban water systems (UWSs) in China form an energy-intensive and intricate socio-technical network that links multiple components from water abstraction to sewage sludge disposal. As the country moves toward carbon neutrality, improving the environmental performance of the UWS has become essential. …
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Sustainability index for integrated urban water management (IUWM) in southern African cities : case study applications : Greater Hermanus region and Maputo City
The critical situation in the water sector continues to jeopardize developmental principles and undermine strategies for poverty eradication. On the assumption that the failure in service provision can be largely attributed to an inability to holistically address all aspects of urban water …
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Designing green stormwater infrastructure for hydrologic and human benefits: an image based machine learning approach
Urbanization over the last century has degraded our natural water resources by increasing storm-water runoff, reducing nutrient retention, and creating poor ecosystem health downstream. The loss of tree canopy and expansion of impervious area and storm sewer systems have significantly decreased …
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Lotus and the Machine: architecture for the symbiosis of cities and urban hydrology
Despite the abundance of fresh water produced in the mountains surrounding Cape Town, a range of factors contribute towards the imminent water crisis felt locally and internationally. While governing bodies have management strategies and infra structural upgrades planned, these interventions …
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Submergence as emergence : expanding social waterscapes in a shrinking city
This thesis seeks to reclaim spaces of urban disinvestment by developing alternative forms of contact and connectivity across urban water systems. Framing water as a mode of gathering, this project connects myriad urban realities, peoples, and practices. Alternative forms of linkages provide users …
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Water and the City: Roman Water Distribution and Use in the Transjordan Decapolis
… relied on hydraulic engineering to sustain urban centers, and access to and use of water were shaped by power dynamics, managed through infrastructure, and governed by actors ranging from imperial administration to local communities. Urban water systems in this region mediated relationships …
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Urban Water Infrastructure in Britain and China (1600–1840)
… thesis provides the first systematic history of urban water infrastructure in Britain and China between 1600 and 1840. This period is defined not by Eurocentric periodisation but by the genealogies of technical knowledge and urban governance: from the seventeenth-century emergence of specialised …
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The evaluation and improvement of a sustainability index for intergrated urban water management in South African cities.
Water is not only essential for maintaining life; it is a key component of sustainable social and economic development having links to, inter alia, health, 'sense of place', food production and industrial growth. Although progress has been made with regard to water supply, it is estimated that …
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A System Modelling Approach to Assessment of Hybrid Water Supply Solutions in eThekwini Municipality
Water security in South Africa is a major concern, particularly in the context of urbanisation, the concomitant increases in water demand, and the potential for climate change to aggravate water shortages. Provision of basic services remains a significant challenge. Improving economic and social …