Water Management in Megacities

Edited by Cecilia Tortajada, Olli Varis, Asit Biswas, Jan Lundqvist

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• ISBN: 978-0-415-41363-3
• Binding: Hardback
• Published by: Routledge
• Publication Date: 17th August 2006
• Pages: 256

About the Book

Efficient and equitable water, wastewater and stormwater management for the megacities is becoming an increasingly complex task. The special issue will focus on water management in its totality for megacities, including their technical, social, economic, legal, institutional and environmental dimensions through a series of specially invited case studies from different megacities of the world.

At present, around one out of two of the earth’s 6.3 billion people live in urban areas. Each year, the world population grows by around 80 millions. Practically all of this growth is urban, primarily due to migration. World’s urban population is expected to reach 5 billion by 2030, which is nearly 2/3rd more than in 2000, and would mean that 60% of world’s population will live in urban areas.

The case studies analysed include some of the most interesting and challenging megacities of this planet, Dhaka, Istanbul, Jakarta, Johannesburg, México City, Riyadh and São Paulo. They assess different aspects of how water is intermingled in the overall development milleau. The special issue will considers the magnitudes, nature and extent of the present and future challenges and how these could be meet in socially acceptable and cost-effective ways. The contributors are all acknowledged water experts from different parts of the world.

This book was previously published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resource s Development.

Table of Contents

Preface, Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada
Water Management in Megacities, Olli Varis, Jan Lundqvist, Cecilia Tortajada, and Asit K. Biswas.
Olli Varis: Megacities, Development and Water
Asit K. Biswas: Water Management in Megacities: Current Situation and Future Prospects Anthony Turton: The Hydropolitics of Johannesburg
Dogan Altinbilek: Water Management in Megacities: Case Study of Istanbul
Walid Abderrahman: Urban Water Management in Arriyadh City, Saudi Arabia
Achmad Lanti: Regulatory Approach to the Jakarta Water Supply Concession Contracts
Azharul Haq: Water Management in Megacities: Case of Dhaka
Ben Braga: Total Urban Water Management of the Metropolitan Region of Sao Paulo
Cecilia Tortajada: Water Management for Mexico City Metropolitan Area
Index

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