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Strategies for urban drought risk management: a comparison of 10 large cities

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  • Joost Buurman
  • Marjolein J. P. Mens
  • Ruben J. Dahm

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Sustainable development of cities requires robust water supply systems, yet many cities need to resort to ad hoc measures when faced with a drought. This article aims to explore how cities can do better in reducing the risk of water shortage due to drought. To that end, a classification of drought measures in urban water supply systems is proposed, and then applied to 10 cities that recently faced a drought. We find that these cities used a relatively limited number and variety of measures. The classification can help cities evaluate different types of measures for reducing long-term water stress and limit the impact of extreme droughts.

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  • Joost Buurman & Marjolein J. P. Mens & Ruben J. Dahm, 2017. "Strategies for urban drought risk management: a comparison of 10 large cities," International Journal of Water Resources Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(1), pages 31-50, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cijwxx:v:33:y:2017:i:1:p:31-50
    DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2016.1138398
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    1. Cremades, Roger & Sanchez-Plaza, Anabel & Hewitt, Richard J & Mitter, Hermine & Baggio, Jacopo A. & Olazabal, Marta & Broekman, Annelies & Kropf, Bernadette & Tudose, Nicu Constantin, 2021. "Guiding cities under increased droughts: The limits to sustainable urban futures," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 189(C).

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