Assessment of the urban water cycle in Antwerp (BE): The City Blueprint Approach (CBA)

Huyghe, Wim; Algaba, María Hernández-Pacheco; Leeuwen, Cornelis van; Koop, S.H.A.; Eisenreich, Steven J.

doi:10.1016/j.cesys.2021.100011

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“…For our analysis, TPF and CBF are selectively used because these two frameworks (1) evaluate mostly by using public data and (2) include indicators of groundwater scarcity (in TPF) and groundwater quality (in CBF), which are the main focus of this study. The data of TPF and CBF for 122 cities in 52 countries were obtained from previous studies (e.g., [41][42][43][44]) and the TPF and CBF databases. The TPF comprises 24 indicators, which are divided into four categories (Table 1).…”

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Enhancing Informed Decisions for Coastal Groundwater Sustainability: A Network Analysis of Water-Related Indicator Results from 122 Cities

Lee

Chang

Koop

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Water

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In many places around the globe, groundwater has been threatened by various pressures, which calls for better management strategies for groundwater sustainability. In this study, we suggest a novel framework for identifying factors critical to coastal groundwater based on results from City Blueprint (CB) assessments. By compiling the 5856 indicator results of the City Blueprint Approach (CBA) from 122 cities and analyzing the correlation between thes indicators, we constructed City Blueprint networks (CBN) by using a complex network modeling approach for three groups of cities: all 122 cities, 40 coastal, and 82 non-coastal cities. These networks were then analyzed for their node centralities to identify major factors that influence coastal groundwater management. Interestingly, our analysis revealed that groundwater has various indirect but important links with the factors that are typically unexplored in the literature. We also assessed the CB of the two largest coastal cities in South Korea. By combining the results of network analysis and CB assessment of the two cities, we could identify the indicators that are potentially at risk regarding coastal groundwater. We propose the CBN as a novel approach to unveil underestimated or hidden factors related to the target system (e.g., groundwater), which allows extensive options for sustainable groundwater management.

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Enhancing Informed Decisions for Coastal Groundwater Sustainability: A Network Analysis of Water-Related Indicator Results from 122 Cities

Lee

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Koop

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“…La contemporaneidad sitúa al desarrollo regional como un intrincado desafío, encarado tanto por las autoridades (Huyghe et al, 2021) como por la sociedad en su conjunto (Danielaini et al, 2019), orbitando la misión de capitalizar potencialidades de forma sostenible (Deng et al, 2023;Fudge et al, 2021) y rectificar desequilibrios intrínsecos a cada región (Hoffman, 1977). A lo largo de los años, el desarrollo ha trascendido su concepción meramente económica, adoptando desde la década de los 90 una inclinación palpablemente más social (Nesterov et al, 2022;Zarycki, 2007), en donde el incremento en el bienestar social y la calidad de vida de las poblaciones ha cobrado preeminencia (Azis, 2020).…”

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Regional development and its impact on mexican society

Vázquez Vidal,

Martínez Prats

2023

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Addressing the challenge of regional development in Mexico, a priority for authorities and society requires a holistic integration of economic and social policies geared towards sustainability. This research focused on deliberating about the impact of regional development on Mexican culture, adopting a qualitative paradigm, and conducting an exploratory study through a robust documentary review guided by a scientometric analysis. Databases such as Google Scholar and ScienceDirect were accessed without language restrictions, using descriptors like 'regional development,' 'Mexican society,' 'impact of regional development,' 'regional problems', and 'regional inequalities', covering the period from 2000 to 2022. The thematic lines identified in the research on regional development in Mexico emphasize the consolidation of public and social policies, the identification of regional problems with a particular focus on vulnerable groups and poverty in Latin America, and propose solutions to social inequalities through collective action and the promotion of local development

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Assessment and Actions to Support Integrated Water Resources Management of Seville (Spain)

Algaba

Huyghe

Leeuwen

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) of the city of Seville, Spain, located in the southern Guadalquivir River Basin is assessed applying the city blueprint approach (CBA). The trends and pressures framework identifies five major indicators reflecting ‘concern’ for Seville’s urban water management: heat island effect, urban drainage flooding, river peak discharges, unemployment rate and economic pressure. The results indicate increased daytime and night-time temperatures and increased urban flooding due to sealed soil, and river rise from regional precipitation under climate change. The financial pressures are driven by the high unemployment rate and the low per capita income compared to other cities assessed. The city blueprint framework identifies three categories reflecting ‘poor’ performance for the urban water management of Seville: water infrastructure, solid waste and climate adaptation. An aging sewer network, low operational cost recovery and combined-sewer overflow systems dominate. Solid waste management is characterized by high waste generation, low recycling rate and minimal energy recovery. The percentage of green space is low, but growing. The Governance Capacity Framework identifies five conditions reflecting ‘limited’ governance of water scarcity: awareness, useful knowledge, continuous learning, agents of change and financial viability. The assessment of water governance reflects a low citizens’ sense of urgency. Integrating citizens and stakeholders in a more participative governance will result in increased awareness of economic efforts required to face water scarcity, renewal of water infrastructure and climate adaptation. The blue city index (BCI) of Seville is 5.8/10, placing it highly among other Mediterranean cities, and in the top 20% of 125 cities assessed worldwide. Application of the CBA to the urban water resources of cities allows clear definition of water and resource management challenges and is the first step to becoming a ‘water smart’ city.

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Assessment of the urban water cycle in Antwerp (BE): The City Blueprint Approach (CBA)

Cited by 8 publications

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Enhancing Informed Decisions for Coastal Groundwater Sustainability: A Network Analysis of Water-Related Indicator Results from 122 Cities

Enhancing Informed Decisions for Coastal Groundwater Sustainability: A Network Analysis of Water-Related Indicator Results from 122 Cities

Regional development and its impact on mexican society

Assessment and Actions to Support Integrated Water Resources Management of Seville (Spain)

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