Appendix 4.2.13
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Integrated Urban Water Management
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Defining Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM)
Management (IUWM) of which five are selected here to depict the range of interpretations and appreciation of the subject (Table 4.2.13.1).
There is a host of the generally accepted definition of the term Integrated Urban Water Table 4.2.13.1. Definitions of the Term Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) Source
Definition
Anderson and Iyaduri 2003
A structured planning process to evaluate concurrently the opportunities to improve the management of water, sewerage and drainage services within an urban area in ways which are consistent with broader catchment and river management objectives.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 2003
The practice of managing freshwater, wastewater and storm water as links within the resource management structure, using an urban area as the unit of management.
Tucci et al. 2009
The practice of managing freshwater, wastewater, and storm as components of a basin-wide management plan. It builds on existing water supply and sanitation considerations within an urban settlement by incorporating urban water management within the scope of the entire river basin.
World Bank 2009
A holistic mode of strategic planning which takes a landscape view of water challenges by looking at competing water users in an urban area, catchment or river basin. It needs to be implemented through coordinated and flexible planning among water using sectors, allowing for optimal sequencing of traditional and new infrastructure with alternative management scenarios that leverage on efficiencies and conservation.
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