Role of sustainability policy entrepreneurs in building water-sensitive cities to respond to climate change: a case study in Adelaide, Australia
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2015
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Keremane, G.
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Shrestha, S.
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Source details - Title: Managing water resources under climate uncertainty: examples from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Australia, 2015 / Shrestha, S. (ed./s), Ch.17, pp.359-376
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Climate change effects are already being felt as water shortages, storms, flooding, heat waves, and rising sea levels are all affecting the quality of life. Therefore, there is an urgency to include future climate conditions in all long-term decisions so that communities can better adapt to the impacts of climate change. Within the water sector, particularly urban water systems, adaptation is very important because current water management infrastructure and practices are inadequate in reducing the impacts of climate change on water resources. This calls for an integrated approach that seeks to better link how we plan and manage water supply, wastewater, sewerage, and storm water services and make provision for environmental flows. However, transitioning to a water-sensitive city is challenging, but through appropriate policy and governance shifts, it is possible to tackle most of the challenges. Local governments will have a major role to play in the area of climate change policy and so do ‘policy entrepreneurs’—individuals who hold formal positions in the government departments and who have a strong passion for sustainable water management. This chapter focuses on such individuals, and it is based on a case study of a local council in Adelaide. The chapter discusses the context of the transition and the role of policy entrepreneurs in implementing the low-regret strategies to build a climate-resilient water-sensitive city.
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Copyright 2015 Springer International Publishing