Sustainable and Resilient Urban Water Systems: The Role of Decentralization and Planning

Nancey Green Leigh and Heonyeong Lee
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Nancey Green Leigh: Department of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
Heonyeong Lee: Department of City and Regional Planning, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 3, 1-17

Abstract: Urban water systems face multiple challenges related to future uncertainty and pressures to provide more sustainable and resilient modes of service delivery. Transitioning away from fully centralized water systems is seen as a primary solution to addressing these urban challenges and pressures. We first review the literature on advantages, potential risks, and impediments to change associated with decentralized water system. Our review suggests that adopting decentralized solutions may advance conditions of sustainability and resilience in urban water management. We then explore the potential to incorporate decentralized water systems into broader urban land use patterns that include underserved residential neighborhoods, mixed-use developments, and industrial districts.

Keywords: sustainable urban water management; decentralized water infrastructure; water security and resiliency; socio-institutional impediments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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