Systems thinking for the sustainability transformation of urban water systems

WIH Wan Rosely, N Voulvoulis - Critical Reviews in Environmental …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Several frameworks, concepts and indicators have been developed in the past decades to
help policy makers and water managers improve the sustainability of urban water systems …

A survey of water utilities' digital transformation: drivers, impacts, and enabling technologies

I Daniel, NK Ajami, A Castelletti, D Savic, RA Stewart… - npj Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
Climate change and urbanization challenge utilities' pursuit of water security worldwide.
While water utilities are directly impacted by climate change, their operations also contribute …

Decoupling of urban economic growth and water consumption in Chongqing and Chengdu from the “production-living-ecological” perspective

Q Gong, G Guo, S Li, X Liang - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021 - Elsevier
Decoupling economic growth (EG) from water consumption (WC) is essential for the
development of sustainable urban areas. To study the relationship between EG and WC of …

Identification of indicators for developing an integrated study on urban water supply system, planning, and management

S Parween, RC Sinha - Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The increasing population growth, urbanization, climate change, mismanagement of water
resources, and poorly planned water distribution systems with negligible integration with …

Adaptation to climate change: A study on regional urban water management and planning practice

RR Biswas, R Sharma, Y Gyasi-Agyei - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Advancing knowledge on how climate change impacts on water resources is considered a
priority in the academic world. This paper studies the strategies adopted by urban water …

Evaluating complementaries among urban water, energy, infrastructure, and social Sustainable Development Goals in China

K Yu, Y Song, J Lin, S Qu - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2025 - Elsevier
Urban areas' performance in water, energy, infrastructure, and socio-economic sectors is
intertwined and measurable through Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6–13 …

From sectoral to integrative action situations: an institutional perspective on the energy transition implementation in the Netherlands

B Warbroek, B Holmatov, J Vinke-de Kruijf… - Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
The interlinked nature of today's societal challenges asks for integrative approaches. The
energy transition is an especially impactful challenge and presents a compelling opportunity …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring alternative practices in urban water management through the lens of circular economy–A case study in the Barcelona metropolitan area

NA Ramírez-Agudelo, J de Pablo, E Roca - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban water management has recently been questioned because of the fragmented nature
of the urban water system and its linear model. The integration and management of water …

Social life cycle assessment of Mexico City's Water Cycle

M García Sánchez, A Padilla‐Rivera… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There is a need to generate micro‐scale indicators to measure progress towards meeting
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6 and 8. In this sense, this study applies Social Life …

Conceptual model of one water community: A path to move forward

SR Pokhrel, G Chhipi-Shrestha, HR Mian… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is a finite resource. Increasing population, rapid urbanization, and climate change
incidents are continuously adding pressure on freshwater supplies. Overcoming these …