Applicability of energy-positive net-zero water management in Alaska: technology status and case study

Without decarbonizing cities energy and climate objectives cannot be achieved as cities account for approximately two thirds of energy consumption and emissions. This goal of decarbonizing cities has to be facilitated by promoting net-zero/positive energy buildings and districts and replicating them, driving cities towards sustainability goals. Many projects in smart cities demonstrate novel and groundbreaking low-carbon solutions in demonstration and lighthouse projects. However, as the historical, geographic, political, social and economic context of urban areas vary greatly, it is not always easy to repeat the solution in another city or even district. It is therefore important to look for the opportunities to scale up or repeat successful pilots. The purpose of this paper is to explore common trends in technologies and replication strategies for positive energy buildings or districts in smart city projects, based on the practical experience from a case study in Leipzig—one of the lighthouse cities in the project SPARCS. One of the key findings the paper has proven is the necessity of a profound replication modelling to deepen the understanding of upscaling processes. Three models analyzed in this article are able to provide a multidimensional representation of the solution to be replicated.

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Urban water management strategies based on a total urban water cycle model and energy aspects – Case study for Tel Aviv

Urban Water Journal ◽

10.1080/1573062x.2010.546861 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 103-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Tong Thi Hoang Duong ◽

Avner Adin ◽

David Jackman ◽

Peter van der Steen ◽

Kala Vairavamoorthy

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Cycle ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Urban Water ◽

Urban Water Management ◽

Cycle Model ◽

Tel Aviv ◽

Energy Aspects ◽

Urban Water Cycle

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The Water Management Regime in Western Iran: A Retrospective Analysis through a Hybrid Transitions Framework

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063323 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3323

Author(s):

Nishtman Karimi ◽

Hossein Azadi ◽

Kobe Boussauw

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Retrospective Analysis ◽

Structural Changes ◽

Institutional Arrangements ◽

Surface Water Management ◽

Management Regime ◽

Transition Pathways ◽

Single Transition ◽

Group A

Continuously changing conditions of sociotechnical systems are the basis of structural changes in communities. Relationships between transition contexts and regime transformation processes and their driving factors in sociotechnical regimes are poorly understood. Moreover, not all changes in multilevel governance regimes are geared towards sustainability, as demonstrated by the case of the water management regime in Sanandaj county in the west of Iran between 1962 and 2018. The current study shows how the management regime of water resources in the case study has changed over time and identifies the institutional arrangements through a retrospective analysis. The analysis is based on three stages of data collection which included a discussion group, a Delphi survey, and a focus group survey among various types of stakeholders. The “Hybrid Transitions” framework is introduced in order to denote processes of regime change that take place in a range of different transition contexts. The findings do not identify a single transition pathway but show that a number of parallel transition pathways have occurred in the context of groundwater and surface water management and their respective institutional arrangements. The study provides a better understanding of the complexity of transition pathways that were devised at the management regime level.

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Corruption and integrity in the urban water and sanitation sector: A case study of Mexico City

10.53014/sqmj1802 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Muhil Nesi

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Mexico City ◽

Public Funding ◽

Urban Water ◽

Fund Management ◽

Public Fund ◽

Water And Sanitation ◽

Sustainable Water Management ◽

Local Actors

Despite considerable public funding, Mexico City faces inadequate and inequitably distributed water infrastructure. Corruption in public fund management and at the interface between institutions and individuals is fed by opaque governing systems. Local actors agree that sustainable water management must begin with systemic changes to enable transparent and participative governance.

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Development of Košice Region by Implementation of Environmental Projects in the Field of Water Management - Case Study

Ekológia (Bratislava) ◽

10.2478/eko-2014-0034 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 33 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Henrieta Pavolová ◽

Adriana Csikósová ◽

Tomáš Bakalár

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Agricultural Production ◽

Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Treated Wastewater ◽

Management Case Study ◽

Application Specific

AbstractThe development of the regions in Slovakia in recent years has significant disparities in both so-cio-economic as well as environmental issues, as evidenced by the eight environmentally polluted areas (these areas are highly urbanised with industrial agglomerations or intensive agricultural production).This article deals with a management system model of regional by implementation of projects in environmental field of water management with application-specific benefits and risks arising from the process of their implementation in relation to regional development. It analyses projects in the area of water management of one of the regions of Slovakia, KoŠice region in particular, in terms of connection to public water duct and sewer, identifes a strategy for development of the region and its socio-economic and environmental benefits based on the analysis of drinking water, the quan-tity and quality of treated wastewater through wastewater treatment plants (WTPs). It identifes the infuencing factors of benefits and risks and proposes procedure for solving at various stages.

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Water management in transboundary hard rock regions – A case study from the German-Czech border region

Groundwater Flow Understanding ◽

10.1201/9781482266115-11 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 85-96

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Hard Rock ◽

Border Region

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WATER MANAGEMENT AND METHANE EMISSION FROM RICE CULTIVATION: A CASE STUDY IN AN GIANG PROVINCE, VIET NAM

Vietnam Journal of Science and Technology ◽

10.15625/2525-2518/54/2a/11916 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 54 (2A) ◽

pp. 91

Author(s):

Duong Mai Linh

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Global Warming ◽

Rice Yield ◽

Soil Surface ◽

Water Levels ◽

Rice Cultivation ◽

Viet Nam ◽

Ch4 Emission ◽

Wetting And Drying

Rice cultivation causes the emission of CH4 consequenced to the global warming. Reduction of irrigation in rice cultivation is not only saving water resources but also reducing greenhouse gases emission. The objectives of this study was to determine impacts of water management on the emission of CH4 and rice yield. Experiment was conducted in field conditions in An Giang province, Viet Nam with three treatments as continuous flooding (CF), An Giang Alternative Wetting and Drying (AAWD) which is mostly applied by farmers in An Giang province-Viet Nam, and Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD). Water levels in the field +5 cm, ± 5 cm and -15 cm were controlled higher, fluctuated and lower than soil surface, respectively for CF, AAWD and AWD. CH4 emission determined every week during 13 weeks of the experiment. Rice yield was determined in 1 m2 at the end of the experiment. The results showed that AWD and AAWD, respectively decreased 78.7 % (p < 0.05) and 6.8 % (p > 0.05) CH4 emission compared to the CF 11.9 mg CH4/m2/h. The rice yield of CF was 6.32 ton/ha lower than AAWD 7.8 ton/ha (p < 0.05) but not different with AWD 6.67 ton/ha. AAWD had higher rice yield but same emission than the CF. Farmers in An Giang province should consider application of AWD in rice cultivation in term of saving water and reduction of CH4 emission.

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