MAD water: Integrating modular, adaptive, and decentralized approaches for water security in the climate change era

A Wutich, P Thomson, W Jepson… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Centralized water infrastructure has, over the last century, brought safe and reliable drinking
water to much of the world. But climate change, combined with aging and underfunded …

The potential of knowing more: A review of data-driven urban water management

S Eggimann, L Mutzner, O Wani… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
The promise of collecting and utilizing large amounts of data has never been greater in the
history of urban water management (UWM). This paper reviews several data-driven …

Decision making for implementing non-traditional water sources: a review of challenges and potential solutions

H Quon, S Jiang - npj Clean Water, 2023 - nature.com
The effects of climate change, population growth, and future hydrologic uncertainties
necessitate increased water conservation, new water resources, and a shift towards …

[HTML][HTML] The third route: A techno-economic evaluation of extreme water and wastewater decentralization

M Garrido-Baserba, I Barnosell, M Molinos-Senante… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Water systems need to become more locally robust and sustainable in view of increased
population demands and supply uncertainties. Decentralized treatment is often assumed to …

Modular, adaptive, and decentralised water infrastructure: promises and perils for water justice

J Stoler, W Jepson, A Wutich, CA Velasco… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Climate change presents new challenges for centralised water
infrastructure.•New technologies offer modular, adaptive, and decentralised water supply …

[HTML][HTML] Planning the centralization level in wastewater collection and treatment: a review of assessment methods

F Pasciucco, I Pecorini, R Iannelli - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Centralized wastewater treatment has been the favorite wastewater treatment strategy until a
few decades ago, in order to exploit each possible scale economy. Nowadays, water stress …

Low Impact Development practices in the context of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A new concept, lessons learned and challenges

M Batalini de Macedo… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The increase in urbanization and climate change brings new challenges to the cities'
sustainability and resilience, mainly related to flood and drought events. Among these …

An assessment of technological development and applications of decentralized water reuse: A critical review and conceptual framework

G Maniam, NA Zakaria, CP Leo… - Wiley …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid development, urbanization, and population growth have contributed to water stress in
many parts of the world. As freshwater sources are finite, it is essential to source for …

Need to adopt scaled decentralized systems in the water infrastructure to achieve sustainability and build resilience

PP Kalbar, S Lokhande - Water Policy, 2023 - iwaponline.com
Urban water infrastructure (UWI) in cities faces enormous pressure to cope with increased
water demands, handle extreme events and improve the service with minimum resource …

Greenhouse gas emissions associated with urban water infrastructure: what we have learnt from China's practice

Q Zhang, K Smith, X Zhao, X **… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Municipal water and wastewater services have complicated sources of greenhouse gas
(GHG) emissions, and quantifying their roles is critical for tackling global environmental …