Scenarios for urban water management futures: A systematic review.

Sivagurunathan, V; Elsawah, S; Khan, SJ

Scenarios for urban water management futures: A systematic review.

Sivagurunathan, V Elsawah, S Khan, SJ

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Water Res, 2022, 211, pp. 118079
Issue Date:: 2022-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Sivagurunathan, V
dc.contributor.author	Elsawah, S
dc.contributor.author	Khan, SJ
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-09T02:14:53Z
dc.date.available	2022-01-13
dc.date.available	2023-07-09T02:14:53Z
dc.date.issued	2022-03-01
dc.identifier.citation	Water Res, 2022, 211, pp. 118079
dc.identifier.issn	0043-1354
dc.identifier.issn	1879-2448
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/171359
dc.description.abstract	Constantly changing and evolving social, economic, political, and environmental landscapes create new uncertainties in urban water supplies. These uncertainties surrounding urban water management have been captured using various scenario analysis techniques, which have been developed to envision plausible futures. Although past review papers have conducted broad reviews on water-related issues and water management generally, there has been a lack of attention to urban water management specifically. The growing uncertainty surrounding urban water management systems necessitates a focused review specifically aimed at the use of scenarios in urban water management. Using a comprehensive typology, a systematic review is presented to empirically investigate the necessary dimensions of urban water management scenario assessment. Urban water management scenario studies that exclusively employ qualitative methods, as well as urban water management studies that employ qualitative methods with quantitative techniques, are reviewed against the comprehensive typology. By aligning the reviewed scenarios with the dimensions in the typology, some important gaps in the current literature were identified. The need for: (i) transparency in scenario development and analysis processes, (ii) inclusion of surprises and extreme events, (iii) validation efforts and (iv) considering the impact phase of a scenario process. Recommendations are proposed to address the above gaps in current urban water scenarios literature, providing a path for future scenario analysis in urban water management.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Water Res
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.watres.2022.118079
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering
dc.subject.mesh	Forecasting
dc.subject.mesh	Uncertainty
dc.subject.mesh	Water Supply
dc.subject.mesh	Uncertainty
dc.subject.mesh	Water Supply
dc.subject.mesh	Forecasting
dc.subject.mesh	Forecasting
dc.subject.mesh	Uncertainty
dc.subject.mesh	Water Supply
dc.title	Scenarios for urban water management futures: A systematic review.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	211
utslib.location.activity	England
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
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dc.date.updated	2023-07-09T02:14:51Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	211

Abstract:

Constantly changing and evolving social, economic, political, and environmental landscapes create new uncertainties in urban water supplies. These uncertainties surrounding urban water management have been captured using various scenario analysis techniques, which have been developed to envision plausible futures. Although past review papers have conducted broad reviews on water-related issues and water management generally, there has been a lack of attention to urban water management specifically. The growing uncertainty surrounding urban water management systems necessitates a focused review specifically aimed at the use of scenarios in urban water management. Using a comprehensive typology, a systematic review is presented to empirically investigate the necessary dimensions of urban water management scenario assessment. Urban water management scenario studies that exclusively employ qualitative methods, as well as urban water management studies that employ qualitative methods with quantitative techniques, are reviewed against the comprehensive typology. By aligning the reviewed scenarios with the dimensions in the typology, some important gaps in the current literature were identified. The need for: (i) transparency in scenario development and analysis processes, (ii) inclusion of surprises and extreme events, (iii) validation efforts and (iv) considering the impact phase of a scenario process. Recommendations are proposed to address the above gaps in current urban water scenarios literature, providing a path for future scenario analysis in urban water management.

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