Towards sustainable urban water resource management: a case study in Tianjin, China

Xuemei Bai and Hidefumi Imura
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Xuemei Bai: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, Postal: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan
Hidefumi Imura: Nagoya University, Japan, Postal: Nagoya University, Japan

Sustainable Development, 2001, vol. 9, issue 1, 24-35

Abstract: Sustainable water resource management has become a critical issue for the development of cities that suffer scarce water resources. Tianjin City, located in China's Huaihe basin, one of the most polluted and water-scarce river basins in the country, is a typical example in which water is posing a major constraint to the development. This paper examines the current status of the use of water resources, and the current practices and policy measures taken for water resource management in Tianjin, with a view to drawing lessons through an evaluation of these measures. The study illustrates the role of cities and their complex interaction with their peripheries for the allocation of scarce water resources, and it suggests that a systems approach should be adopted in order to analyse and understand the complexity of the entire picture. Based on this review and evaluation of Tianjin's experience, the authors propose a framework for sustainable water resource management in cities, emphasizing the importance of taking full consideration of resource|environmental capacity and an integrated systems approach for problem solving. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment

Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1002/sd.149

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