SETTING OUT URBAN WATER ISSUES EXAMPLES FROM ALGERIA AND WORLDWIDE

N. AROUA

Abstract


Water has emerged as a pivotal global issue encompassing quantitative and qualitative dimensions, albeit with variations across the world. Successive dedicated reports have attributed the causes to i) population growth, leading to an increasing demand, ii) pollution resulting from mining and industrial transformation activities, and iii) climate change impacting the global water cycle.

However, the implementation of the integrated water resource management and water sensitive urban design approach still appears to be limited worldwide.

Therefore, this paper aims to contribute to stating the water urban issue and facilitate understanding the complexity of the problem at hand through relevant literature. Concrete examples from Algeria and around the world are cited to reveal these aspects.


Keywords


Integrated water management, Urban water uses, Sustainable urban planning

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