PhD Project on Integrated Management of Urban Water Systems

  • Farné Fratini, Chiara (Project Participant)

Project Details

Description

The purpose of this project is to study water management in an urban planning perspective using theories of urban and social complexity. More specifically, I intend to understand how local authorities and utilities can create (“together”) the bases for managing and catalyzing the technical and organizational innovation necessary for a “sustainable” transition of the urban area in the direction of “more integrated” approaches to urban planning and water management in the city. In particular, my aim is to answer to the following specific questions:
1) What is the role of water management in the planning of urban spaces and services? In particular what do we mean with “more integrated” approaches between urban planning and water management in the city? Why is this important for a “sustainable” transition?
2) How are the present institutional/governance (formal and informal) settings influencing the capacity of local authorities and utilities for transitioning to what we define “more integrated” approaches between urban planning and water management in Danish urban settings?
3) What are the transitions that have characterized water services at the municipal, regional and national level in Denmark? How have those influenced present practices in urban planning and water management in Danish cities?
StatusFinished
Effective start/end date15/10/200931/03/2013

Collaborative partners

  • Nordvand A/S (Project partner)
  • University of Copenhagen (Project partner)
  • Technical University of Denmark (Project partner)

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