Digital Tools for Water Resource Management as a Part of a Green Economy in Rural Areas

Iwona Józefowicz and Hanna Michniewicz-Ankiersztajn ()
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Iwona Józefowicz: Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Hanna Michniewicz-Ankiersztajn: Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: In the face of constantly progressing climate and environmental changes that lead to hydrological droughts and, in consequence, to permanent water deficiency, the administration and management of water resources have become priority elements of local policy in rural areas. New water management methods are based on numerous digital tools and solutions. They allow, for instance, the optimising of water consumption, or the accelerating and increasing in the effectiveness of communication with local communities. This governance model fits into the green economy. This paper presents digital tools and ways of using them for water management in rural communities. We assumed that a higher degree of the socio-economic development in rural communities affects the use of high technology in the local governance. According to surveys, suburban communities featuring a higher level of urbanisation more often invest in ‘smart’ technologies, reflected by a more rational management of water resources.

Keywords: local communities; e-government; sustainable development; smart management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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