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Emerging approaches to integrated urban water management: cluster scale application
1Environmental Technology Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia. ETC@murdoch.edu.au
Summary
Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) applies a total water cycle approach. This study finds that cluster-scale implementation is optimal for environmental technologies in IUWM, overcoming limitations of smaller scales.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Engineering
- Urban Planning
- Water Resource Management
Background:
- Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) extends Water Sensitive Urban Design to a total water cycle.
- Wastewater reuse is a key component of IUWM.
- Current environmental technologies face limitations at municipal or unit scales.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the suitability of environmental technologies for Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) at a cluster scale.
- To identify the benefits of a cluster scale for implementing advanced environmental technologies.
- To discuss the concept of cluster scale and suitable technologies for IUWM.
Main Methods:
- Literature review on IUWM and environmental technologies.
- Analysis of scale-appropriateness for various environmental technologies.
- Conceptual discussion of cluster scale benefits and challenges.
Main Results:
- Environmental technologies are often more economically and physically viable at a cluster scale than at municipal or unit scales.
- Cluster scale provides a "middle ground" enabling these technologies to reach their full potential.
- Specific examples of suitable environmental technologies for cluster-scale IUWM are identified.
Conclusions:
- The cluster scale is a highly appropriate and effective scale for implementing environmental technologies within Integrated Urban Water Management.
- Adopting a cluster scale approach facilitates wastewater reuse and a total water cycle management.
- Further research and case studies are warranted to optimize cluster-scale IUWM strategies.
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