How to transform Dhaka into a water sensitive city?

Many cities and urban areas are growing rapidly to accommodate increased population and economic activities. However, unplanned urban growth is putting significant pressure on existing water supply systems, green infrastructures, and natural systems, especially in developing countries. The water sen...

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Published inUrban water journal Vol. ahead-of-print; no. ahead-of-print; pp. 1 - 13
Main Authors Iftekhar, Md Sayed, Islam, M. Rafiqul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 26.11.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Bangladesh
Cities
Decision making
Developing countries
Dhaka
Economic activities
Government policy
Integrated planning and management
Internalization
LDCs
Policies
Private sector
Public policy
Urban areas
Urban sprawl
Water conveyance
Water management
Water sensitive urban designs
Water supply
Water supply systems
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Summary:Many cities and urban areas are growing rapidly to accommodate increased population and economic activities. However, unplanned urban growth is putting significant pressure on existing water supply systems, green infrastructures, and natural systems, especially in developing countries. The water sensitive cities concepts allow to plan and systematically develop integrated urban water management to achieve balanced sustainable outcomes. In this paper, we have noted that through full implementation of existing long-term masterplans water sensitive cities concepts could be internalized in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. We emphasize implementation of existing masterplans and have further identified six broad groups of key strategies that could accelerate this internalization: development of a vision and political willingness; strengthened government policy support and coordinated outcomes; adaptive decision-making capacity; private sector engagement; community and NGO engagements and implementation of multi-functional water sensitive urban designs.
ISSN:1573-062X
1744-9006
DOI:10.1080/1573062X.2022.2026983