Integrated management of water resources in urban water systemWater Sensitive Urban Development as a strategic approach

  1. Suárez López, Juan Joaquín 1
  2. Puertas, Jerónimo 1
  3. Anta, Jose 1
  4. Jácome, Alfredo 1
  5. Álvarez-Campana, José Manuel 1
  1. 1 Universidade da Coruña
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    Universidade da Coruña

    La Coruña, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01qckj285

Journal:
Ingeniería del agua

ISSN: 1134-2196

Year of publication: 2014

Volume: 18

Issue: 1

Pages: 111-123

Type: Article

DOI: 10.4995/IA.2014.3173 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The urban environment has to be concerned with the integrated water resources management, which necessarily includes the concept of basin unity and governance.  The traditional urban water cycle framework, which includes water supply, sewerage and wastewater treatment services, is being replaced by a holistic and systemic concept, where water is associated with urbanism and sustainability policies. This global point of view cannot be ignored as new regulations demand systemic and environmental approaches to the administrations, for instance, in the management of urban drainage and sewerage systems. The practical expression of this whole cluster interactions is beginning to take shape in several countries, with the definition of Low Impact Development and Water Sensitivity Urban Design concepts. Intends to integrate this new strategic approach under the name: “Water Sensitive Urban Development” (WSUD). With WSUD approach, the current urban water systems (originally conceived under the traditional concept of urban water cycle) can be transformed, conceptual and physically, for an integrated management of the urban water system in new models of sustainable urban development. A WSUD implementing new approach to the management of pollution associated with stormwater in the urban water system is also presented, including advances in environmental regulations and incorporation of several techniques in Spain.

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