The Future of Water in African Cities : Why Waste Water?
The overall goal of this book is to change the way urban policy makers think about urban water management, planning, and project design in Africa. African cities are growing quickly, and their current water management systems cannot keep up with gr...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/10/16800235/future-water-african-cities-waste-water http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11964 |
| Summary: | The overall goal of this book is to
change the way urban policy makers think about urban water
management, planning, and project design in Africa. African
cities are growing quickly, and their current water
management systems cannot keep up with growing demand. It
will take a concerted effort on the part of decision makers
across sectors and institutions to find a way to provide
sustainable water services to African city dwellers. This
book argues that these complex challenges require innovative
solutions and a management system that can work across
institutional, sectoral, and geographic boundaries. A survey
conducted for this analysis shows that African city leaders
and utility operators are looking for ways to include a
broader range of issues, such as water resources management,
flood and drought preparation, rainwater harvesting, and
solid waste management, than previously addressed in their
water management plans. This book argues that integrated
urban water management (IUWM) will help policy makers in
African cities consider a wider range of solutions,
understand water's interaction with other sectors, and
secure resilience under a range of future conditions. |
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