Jumping to the top: catalysts for leapfrogging to a water sensitive city

Brodnik, Christoph; Holden, Jane; Mariño, Rodrigo; Wright, Ashley; Copa, V.; Rogers, Briony Cathryn; Arifin, Hadi Susilo; Brown, Rebekah Ruth; Farrelly, Megan; Kaswanto, Regan Leonardus; Marsudiantoro, D; Marthanty, Dwinanti Rika; Maryonoputri, L; Payne, Emily; Purwanto, M. Yanuar J.; Lovering, D R; Suharnoto, Yuli; Sumabrata, R. Jachrizal; Suwarso, Reni; Syaukat, Yusman; Urich, Christian; Yuliantoro, Dwi

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“…Few studies have been developed. Among the most relevant are: Low carbon energy technology [24], new energy technologies [26], wastewater treatment in China [27], river basin management [29] and urban water transitions in Indonesia [30][31][32].…”

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“…It is believed that developing countries have the opportunity to leapfrog since they have lower levels of investment in traditional water infrastructure and the institutional practices are less entrenched. Hence, developing countries can be more receptive to water sensitive practices, since path dependencies and institutional restrictions are not so strong [30]. Three catalysts for leapfrogging have been identified: (a) Trans-disciplinary science, (b) cross-sector partnership and (c) innovation experiments [30].…”

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“…Hence, developing countries can be more receptive to water sensitive practices, since path dependencies and institutional restrictions are not so strong [30]. Three catalysts for leapfrogging have been identified: (a) Trans-disciplinary science, (b) cross-sector partnership and (c) innovation experiments [30]. Trans-disciplinary science means that the proposed solutions should not come from mono-disciplinary approaches, but they should envision holistic solutions with a shared vision among the different stakeholders that include knowledge from different fields and scales.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Finally, innovation experiments are important because they provide the opportunity for learning by doing and doing by learning. They also provide the opportunity for knowledge sharing and the possibility to adapt existing solutions to local contexts [30].…”

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Governance Assessment of the Flood’s Infrastructure Policy in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico: Potential for a Leapfrog to Water Sensitive

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Climate change together with population growth and land-use change have increased the risk of urban floods. Urban floods cause severe damages to cities and their inhabitants, and they are expected to increase over time. Consequently, urban adaptation is required to shift from traditional infrastructure (grey) to multifunctional infrastructure (blue-green) for improved flood management. Until recently, studies on the role and adoption of blue-green infrastructure have centered around large cities in developed countries, including Melbourne and Rotterdam, among others. Meanwhile, middle-sized cities in developing countries have received less attention. According to the Urban Water Management Transition Framework (UWMTF), cities in developing countries can learn from the experiences of developed cities and leapfrog to more 'water sensitive' practices. Although leapfrogging is context-dependent, our understanding of factors that support leapfrogging remains embryonic. This paper contributes to the scholarly understanding of the governance factors that support and limit leapfrogging. By applying the Governance Assessment Tool through semi-structured interviews and reviewing secondary data, this research assessed the implementation of flood protection infrastructure in San Pedro Cholula, a middle size city of Mexico. This work found the most supportive quality for delivering multifunctional infrastructure, was the extent of the governance system. The governance support extent was rated as moderate-low considering the platform for change is limited to government actors, which has further reinforced traditional approaches to infrastructure. In addition, the necessary governance features of coherence, flexibility and intensity were assessed as constraining change, with flexibility being the least supportive governance factor and ultimately hindering social actors' participation and innovation. While the contemporary governance arrangements of San Pedro Cholula are not yet conducive to promoting a leapfrog in the delivery of urban flood infrastructure, the analysis has pointed to three catalytic factors to underpin a leapfrogging situation: trans-disciplinary science; cross-sector partnerships; and, innovation experiments.

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Section: The Leapfrogging Conceptmentioning

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Section: The Leapfrogging Conceptmentioning

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Section: The Leapfrogging Conceptmentioning

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Governance Assessment of the Flood’s Infrastructure Policy in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico: Potential for a Leapfrog to Water Sensitive

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“…The University of Guadalajara have made some pilot projects such as rainwater catchment systems, stormwater models, educational water programs; but it is necessary to implement more pilot projects in order to strengthen this innovative approach [77]. The literature on urban water transition has emphasized the important role that pilot projects have [17,78]. It is also necessary the rehabilitation of the water utility systems, starting with the implementation of monitoring systems.…”

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Challenges of Water Sensitive Cities in Mexico: The Case of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara

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2021

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Mexico is currently facing important water management challenges. Cities in the country are facing water scarcity and at the same time they struggle with floods during the raining season. The water sensitive urban design (WSUD) approach has proved to be helpful around the world in tackling urban water challenges such as floods or water scarcity. The WSUD approach highlights the role of both the water cycle and the water utilities systems, when transitioning towards a water sensitive stage. Therefore, the objective of this research is to demonstrate the relevance for cities of a WSUD approach by analyzing the current situation of the water cycle and the water utility in the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara (MAG). This research proposes a case study approach. Within our case of study, we focused on the water cycle and the water utilities system (Sistema Intermunicipal de los Servicios de Agua Potable y Alcantarillado (SIAPA)) and ask two questions: (1) What are the causes of water scarcity and flooding in the MAG? and (2) What are the proposals to solve these problems under a WSUD approach? By answering these questions, we identified that the water management in the MAG corresponds to a single purpose infrastructure. This type of water management is common in developing cities and does not contribute to solve the problems of water scarcity and floods. The water supply policy is based only on the construction of large dams disregarding the storage and use of rainwater, and reuse of greywater, and water-conservation devices. In order to transition towards a water sensitive stage, changes in the water policy need to take place and a WSUD approach that includes multi-purpose infrastructure, should be considered.

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Water sensitive communities: a systematic review with a complex adaptive systems perspective

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Lieske

2022

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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Jumping to the top: catalysts for leapfrogging to a water sensitive city

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Governance Assessment of the Flood’s Infrastructure Policy in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico: Potential for a Leapfrog to Water Sensitive

Governance Assessment of the Flood’s Infrastructure Policy in San Pedro Cholula, Mexico: Potential for a Leapfrog to Water Sensitive

Challenges of Water Sensitive Cities in Mexico: The Case of the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara

Water sensitive communities: a systematic review with a complex adaptive systems perspective

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