Accounting for groundwater in future city visions

Bricker, S.H.; Banks, V.J.; Galik, G.; Tapete, D.; Jones, R.. 2017 Accounting for groundwater in future city visions. Land Use Policy, 69. 618-630. 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.018

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.018

Abstract/Summary

City planners, urban innovators and researchers are increasingly working on ‘future city’ initiatives to investigate the physical, social and political aspects of harmonized urban living. Despite this, sustainability principles and the importance of urban groundwater are lacking in future city visions. Using London as a case study, the importance of groundwater for cities is highlighted and a range of future city interventions may impact on groundwater are reviewed. Using data from water resource plans and city planning strategies, changes in the groundwater balance which may occur as a result of city interventions are calculated for two future city scenarios: a ‘strategic’ future informed by organisational policy and an ‘aspirational’ future guided by sustainability principles. For London, under a strategic future, preferential investment in industry-scale technologies such as wastewater treatment and groundwater storage would occur. Acknowledgement that behaviour change offers the potential for a faster rate of transformation than innovation technologies is ignored. The capacity of community-led action and smart-home technologies to deliver sustainable water use under an aspirational future is evident, with a measurable impact on urban groundwater. These methods may be used to inform city interventions that consider the social context in addition to environmental constraints and business drivers.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.018
ISSN:	02648377
Additional Keywords:	GroundwaterBGS, Groundwater, Environmental change
Date made live:	23 Oct 2017 14:42 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518138

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.09.018

ISSN:

02648377

Additional Keywords:

GroundwaterBGS, Groundwater, Environmental change

Date made live:

23 Oct 2017 14:42 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/518138