The City Blueprint of Amsterdam: an assessment of integrated water resources management in the capital of the Netherlands

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Van Leeuwen ◽  
R. M. A. Sjerps
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
The City

In this study the sustainability of integrated water resources management in Amsterdam has been reviewed using the City Blueprint approach. The City Blueprint® is a set of 24 dedicated indicators divided over eight categories, i.e., water security, water quality, drinking water, sanitation, infrastructure, climate robustness, biodiversity and attractiveness, and governance including public participation. In 2006 the various urban water-related services in Amsterdam were brought under one roof, culminating in the country's first water cycle company called Waternet. Waternet is responsible for surface water (rivers, canals, ditches and lakes), groundwater, stormwater, drinking water supply and waste water treatment. The city's unique water cycle approach has proved highly beneficial. Currently Amsterdam is the best performing city of the 30 cities assessed so far. This can be explained by: (1) a long-term vision and a multi-level water governance approach, (2) integration of water, energy and material flows (e.g., struvite production), (3) the entanglement between urban quality and water management, and (4) the transparent communication to and feed-back from customers, i.e., farmers and citizens. Surface water quality and biodiversity remain future challenges.

The effectiveness of water resources management in Pra Basin

Water Policy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 787-805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Ebo Duncan ◽  
Nanne de Vries ◽  
Kwabena Biritwum Nyarko
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Management System ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Human Resource Capacity ◽  
Government Interference ◽  
Implementation Gaps ◽  
Water Quality And Quantity

Abstract Integrated water resources management (IWRM) has been criticized yet it is the dominant approach to water resources management in developing countries. The criticism emanates from the manifold unfounded assumptions made during implementation on issues such as availability of technology and infrastructure, privatization and sustainable financing, human resource capacity, government interference, etc. The Pra Basin has been implementing IWRM since 2011. The basin houses nine out of the 17 artificial reservoirs constructed in Ghana for drinking water supply. It is therefore prudent that the basin's water resources are given extra management care to ensure sustainable water quality and quantity for growth and development. However, much uncertainty still exists about whether the best water management system is being practiced, whether the system is working well, or needs improvement. This study examines the effectiveness of water resources management in the Pra Basin of Ghana. This study used interviews, field observations, and documents such as Pra Basin IWRM plan, the national IWRM plan, etc., to assess the effectiveness of IWRM in the Pra Basin. The result of the study showed that IWRM although appropriate for the basin had implementation gaps. These gaps are potential contributors to deteriorating water quality.

scholarly journals Going with the flow: Integrated Water Resources Management, the EU Water Framework Directive and ecological flows

Legal Studies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Howarth
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Framework Directive ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Eu Water Framework Directive ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Water Legislation ◽  
Ecological Flows ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThis paper seeks to relate strategic themes in water resources management to the practicalities of imposing particular regulatory measures on water uses and to protect aquatic ecosystems. Specifically, a contrast is drawn between the global imperative of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and the sectoral (issue-by-issue) approach to water regulation that has traditionally prevailed in both regional (EU) and national legislation. The intuitive attractions of ‘integration’ are contrasted with the challenges of interrelating this to the diverse purposes for which water legislation is adopted, both for human needs and for ecological purposes. These challenges are well illustrated in the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) which purports to adopt an ‘integrated’ approach, but is actually concerned with water quality, largely to the exclusion of other water-related concerns. Insofar as the Directive does seek to secure integration between water quality and water quantity concerns in surface water, this is only done in a secondary or incidental way. Water flow becomes relevant only where specified environmental objectives under the Directive are not being met. However, the legally contingent status of flow has been bolstered markedly by recent guidance on ecological flows under the WFD Common Implementation Strategy. The significance of this guidance is discussed and related to the implementation challenges that it raises. In relation to the UK, and particularly England, it is argued that the response to addressing water flow issues arising under the WFD had been dilatory and inadequate. Concluding observations reflect on the global, regional and national challenges to integration of water legislation as they have been illustrated by the discussion of regulating for ecological water flows.

scholarly journals Joint optimization of water allocation and water quality based on multi-objective control in Nanning, China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinghua Ma ◽  
Maichun Zhou ◽  
Xingyi Ding ◽  
Bo Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Pollutant Transport ◽  
Transformation Process ◽  
Joint Optimization ◽  
Water Quantity ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Water Quantity And Quality

Abstract Studying the change mechanism of water quantity and quality is the basis for joint optimization of water resources system, which is a significant means for modern regional water resources management. A water quantity and quality joint optimization model is built based on multiple control objectives, which includes water demand, observed flow rate, and observed pollutant concentration. Coupled water quantity and water quality model was developed for Nanning, China. The natural water cycle and social water cycle in Nanning City and the associated pollutant transport transformation process are simulated. The results indicate that simulation error of water resources allocation is below 5%, the Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency coefficients of the three hydrological stations are 0.85, 0.88, and 0.85 respectively, and the relative errors of the simulated results of three water quality monitoring stations are all within 1.83%, all of which indicates that the model performs well and the simulation results can reproduce the water use process and pollutant transport transformation process of Nanning in time and space. This study can provide effective support for water resources management in Nanning City.

An integrated water resources management approach for the River Spree and its catchment

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 191-199
Author(s):  
F. Schlaeger ◽  
H. Schonlau ◽  
J. Köngeter
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Catchment Area ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Approach ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
River Catchment ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Simulation Results

In this paper a concept of an integrated water quality model for a river catchment area is presented. The main focus is directed to the development of a water quality module for rivers. Necessary simplifications for calculation of hydraulics and water quality will be explained. Furthermore, by first simulation results possible applications of the model are presented.

scholarly journals An integrated water resources management strategy for Al-Ain City, United Arab Emirates

2014 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 273-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Management Strategy ◽  
Demand Forecasting ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Abu Dhabi ◽  
Additional Stress ◽  
Resources Management ◽  
Al Ain ◽  
The City

Abstract. Al-Ain is the second largest city in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the third in the UAE. Currently, desalination plants are the only source of drinking water in the city with an average daily supply of 170 MIG. Recently, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) released Al-Ain 2030 Plan. Projects suggested in this plan, over and above the expected natural population growth, will certainly put additional stress on the water resources in the city. Therefore, Al-Ain city seems to be in urgent need for an integrated water resources management strategy towards achieving sustainable development. This strategy will contain three main components; namely, a Water Demand Forecasting Model (WDFM), a Water Budget Model (WBM), and a Water Resources Optimization Model (WROM). The main aim of this paper is to present the WBM that estimates all inflows and outflows to assess water resources sustainability in the city.

scholarly journals Impact of Infiltration Process Modeling on Runoff Simulations: The Bonis River Basin

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 638
Author(s):  
Giovanni Ravazzani ◽  
Tommaso Caloiero ◽  
Mouna Feki ◽  
Gaetano Pellicone
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Resources Management ◽  
Water Cycle ◽  
Integrated Water Resources Management ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Management Scenarios ◽  
Catchment Scale ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Resources Management

Integrated water resources management at the catchment scale, considering the full water cycle as manageable, is a primary approach to improve water use efficiency and promote sustainable water management solutions. To this purpose, advanced modelling tools are required to quantify the physical and economic effects of alternative land management options. This work presents an application of a spatially distributed physically based hydrological model to the Bonis experimental watershed located in the mountain area of Sila Greca (southern Italy). Different infiltration models were tested to better reproduce discharge observations at basin outlet. The model will be used for evaluating different land use/management scenarios, combined with climate change forcing, to quantify the effect of alternative management options on the land-water cycle. This work is part of the INNOMED project (Innovative Options for Integrated Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean) funded by ERA-NET COFUND WATERWORKS 2015 call.

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