The Added Value of Water Footprint Assessment for National Water Policy: A Case Study for Morocco

The new National water policy will change the way water quality is managed in South Africa. The paper considers the water policy and the repercussions it will have for water quality monitoring in South Africa. Using the systems approach the paper discusses an integrated water quality monitoring system for ambient water quality and point and non point sources of aquatic pollution. The proposed methodology makes possible continuos assessment of water quality in an efficient manner so as to support water quality management in South Africa.

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Regulation of Water

10.1093/oso/9780199472475.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Keyword(s):

Water Policy ◽

State Level ◽

The State ◽

Water Law ◽

Water Regulation ◽

Water Policies ◽

Broad View ◽

National Water

This chapter focuses on legal instruments that take a broad view of water regulation. There are, as yet, no framework statutory instruments at the state or Union level but drafts have been prepared and this chapter reproduces the latest draft National Water Framework Bill. The next section then moves on to water policies that have been adopted at the Union and state level for some years, highlighting here the National Water Policy, 2012. The last section focuses on an upcoming area of water law, inter-sectoral allocation of water, an issue that is not yet well covered in legal instruments. This section highlights some state-level instruments that seek to address the issue.

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Assessment of water footprint for crop production: a case study in North China

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science ◽

10.1088/1755-1315/831/1/012047 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 831 (1) ◽

pp. 012047

Author(s):

Chunxiao Wang ◽

Jing Zhao ◽

Baochuan Tian

Keyword(s):

Crop Production ◽

North China ◽

Water Footprint

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Water footprint assessment of gold refining: Case study based on life cycle assessment

Ecological Indicators ◽

10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107319 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 122 ◽

pp. 107319

Author(s):

Wei Chen ◽

Jinglan Hong ◽

Chengxin Wang ◽

Lu Sun ◽

Tianzuo Zhang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Life Cycle Assessment ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Water Footprint ◽

Gold Refining

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Architectural and Urban Attractiveness of Small Towns: A Case Study of Polish Coastal Cittaslow Towns on the Pomeranian Way of St. James

Land ◽

10.3390/land10070724 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 724

Author(s):

Alicja K. Zawadzka

Keyword(s):

Small Towns ◽

Urban Life ◽

Added Value ◽

Development Policies ◽

Quality Of Urban Life ◽

Size Criterion ◽

The Town ◽

Modern Technologies

The paper presents the results of a study on the attractiveness to tourists and natives of the cultural qualities of coastal towns on The Pomeranian Way of St. James that are members of the Cittaslow network. Attention to the quality of urban life is inscribed in the development policies of towns applying to join the Cittaslow movement. In order to join the network (apart from the size criterion), towns need to meet a minimum of 50% plus one of the 72 criteria grouped into seven categories. One of the category is Quality of Urban Life Policy, so the towns applying to join Cittaslow commit themselves to actions aimed at improving the quality of urban life. The study on the attractiveness of cultural qualities of towns to tourists and natives was conducted using the author’s BRB method, whose added value is its universality and the possibility to study small towns regardless of their membership in the Cittaslow network. BRB is an acronym that stands for BUILDINGS, RELATIONSHIPS, BALANCE, and comprises three scopes of activities: BUILDINGS (iconic building and important sites where the inhabitants and the tourists are present); RELATIONSHIPS (the visual effects of the relations between the inhabitants and the town) and BALANCE (solutions that implement modern technologies). This method enables identification of places that are important to the inhabitants, where urban life takes place and which are often created with the involvement of the inhabitants. These are often the same spaces as those that attract tourists and perhaps stimulate them the desire to visit the town again (BRB—be right back). The aim of the BRB method is shown the attractiveness of small towns. The study has shown that the characteristic feature of Polish Cittaslow towns is their diversity: the architectural attractiveness of three towns is high both to tourists and natives. On the other hand, the urban attractiveness of the examined towns is an insufficient.

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Water accounting for water management at the river basin scale in India: approaches and gaps

Water Policy ◽

10.2166/wp.2020.080 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (5) ◽

pp. 768-788

Author(s):

Nitin Bassi ◽

Guido Schmidt ◽

Lucia De Stefano

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

River Basin ◽

Water Policy ◽

Past Research ◽

River Basin Scale ◽

The Past ◽

Basin Scale ◽

Water Accounting ◽

Accounting Approaches ◽

National Water

Abstract The main objective of this research paper is to assess the extent to which the concept of water accounting has been applied for water management at the river basin scale in India. For this, the study first assesses the importance given to the use of water accounting for water management in India's national water policy. It then analyses the evolution of water accounting approaches in India through a systematic review of the past research studies on the theme. Further, it looks at their contribution to decision-making concerning allocation of water resources and resolving conflicts over water sharing. Finally, it identifies the existing gaps in the methodologies for water accounting so far used in India.

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