The hydrosocial cycle in rapidly urbanizing watersheds

作     者：Melinda LAITURI Melinda LAITURI

作者机构：Department of Ecosystem Science and SustainabilityColorado State UniversityFort CollinsCO 80523USA 

出 版 物：《Frontiers of Earth Science》 (地球科学前沿（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2020年第14卷第2期

页      面：256-267页

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学科分类：082802[工学-农业水土工程] 08[工学] 0828[工学-农业工程] 

基　　金：This research was made possible by the US Global Water Partnership 

主　　题：hydrosocial cycle urban watersheds water security Citarum River Basin Addis Ababa Basin Nairobi River Basin 

摘      要：Water is the essential resource of the 21st century where innovative water management strategies are needed to improve water *** paper examines three case studies that exemplify the global water crisis,situated in rapidly urbanizing watersheds:Nairobi River Basin,Kenya;Citarum River Basin,Indonesia;and Addis Ababa River Basin,*** of these watersheds are implementing large-scale water management strategies inclusive of local communities and regional governments to address water quality and waste management *** hydrosocial cycle(Linton,2010)provides a framework to investigate the social,technical and physical aspects of water *** the hydrosocial cycle as an organizing framework,these watersheds are examined to highlight how water security underpins water *** issues of gender and inequity are often overlooked in larger policy,development,and infrastructure discussions where technical requirements,restoration management,and engineering solutions obscure power *** are compared to assess the implementation of the hydrosocial cycle through a discussion of social power and structure,technology and infrastructure,and the materiality of water in each *** comparison reveals a dependence on large-scale technical projects with limited community engagement,and a need for science-based river restoration *** are provided to improve and address holistic water management.