Urban Water Security
Urban Water Security provides readers with a series of in-depth case studies of Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Denver, Hamburg, London, Singapore, Toronto, and Vancouver using demand management tools to achieve urban water security.
Case studies involved interviews with senior management of Waternet (Amsterdam), Berliner Wasserbetriebe (Berlin), HOFOR (Copenhagen), Denver Water (Denver), Hamburg Wasser (Hamburg), Thames Water (London), Public Utilities Board (Singapore), Toronto Water (Toronto), and the City of Vancouver.
Table of Contents
1 Water 101
2 What is urban water security?
3 Managing water sustainably to achieve urban water security
4 Demand management to achieve urban water security
5 Transitions
6 Transitions towards managing natural resources and water
7 Amsterdam transitioning towards urban water security
8 Berlin transitioning towards urban water security
9 Copenhagen transitioning towards urban water security
10 Denver transitioning towards urban water security
11 Hamburg transitioning towards urban water security
12 London transitioning towards urban water security
13 Singapore transitioning towards urban water security
14 Toronto transitioning towards urban water security
15 Vancouver transitioning towards urban water security
16 Sharing the journey: Best practices and lessons learnt