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Murray, Phillip Dominic. "Urban land use /." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 1990. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envm983.pdf.
Full textGato, Shirley, and s3024038@rmit edu au. "Forecasting Urban Residential Water Demand." RMIT University. Civil, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, 2006. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20070202.113452.
Full textTsegaye, Seneshaw Amare. "Flexible Urban Water Distribution Systems." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4597.
Full textLarkins, Jesse E. "Water Blight: The Urban Condition." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1460730188.
Full textRaman, Ganesh S. "WATER,Architecture & Structure:Solutions for the Urban Water Crises." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1595845944084645.
Full textSjöholm, Pia. "Water strategies for Swedish sustainable urban planning : A comparison between certification systems and urban water research." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-213400.
Full textLivingston, Daniel John Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering UNSW. "Institutions and decentralised urban water management." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/41336.
Full textSempewo, Jotham Ivan. "Transitioning of urban water distribution systems." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4227/.
Full textBaker, Sara Kontoff. "Water and fountains in urban spaces." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71377.
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by Sara Kontoff Baker.
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Mahne, T. G. (Tobias Gerhardus). "Urban Water Centre : educate and celebrate." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25666.
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Soltani, ehha Mahdokht. "Yazd Urban Water Governance : Towards water privatization in Yazd, Iran." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Kulturgeografiska institutionen, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-65783.
Full textPeng, Yang Amy, and 彭阳. "Living with water: decentralized storm water management in urban village." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2013. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B50707048.
Full textStrand, Anders. "Urban Rain Water Harvesting and Water Management in Sri Lanka." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-20589.
Full textThe field study will investigate the importance of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) as a water supply option. How can sustainable innovative solutions be developed to solve the water problem of Sri Lanka? Suffering from more than 30 years of civil war and damages after being struck by the tsunami 2004, Sri Lanka faces many challenges to recover and rebuilt the country. The access to water is the most important need for a civilization´s existence. In the dry zones of the island people suffer from long drought periods with dried up wells and no natural sources for water. However the rainfall during the monsoon, even in these areas, is more than enough to provide the water needs if properly collected, thus the run-off coefficient is more than 60%. Several projects with rain water harvesting in so called RWH systems have been implemented with success. Because these areas are not covered by the water supply net and therefore have no tap water, the people are very positive to having the RWH system. In the wet zones and especially in the urban environment of Colombo the situation is different. Here most of the people have treated pipe-borne tap water. The metered tap water is highly subsidized by the government which makes the cost low for the users and increases the water consumption. The citizens do not feel a responsibility to be careful with resources since the common opinion is that water is a never ending source. The majority of the households find no reasons for installing a RWH system because it´s low economic profits. Even if there is a legislation that demands all new buildings should have a RWH system not many households have installed these systems. However the cost to deliver and treat this water is very expensive for the government and demands a lot of energy. Huge investments need to be done in both the treatment plants and the pipe-line net to meet the growing population in Colombo area. Another problem is that 40% of the households today in Colombo have no sewage connection but lead their wastewater directly or after a septic tank into the ground or the sea. If the awareness regarding these concerns could be improved and the conditions between tap water costs and RWH be adjusted with changes in the subsidized system, a sustainable solution to the water situation in Colombo with both economic and environmental benefits could be found. The result from the case study is a recommendation about installing RWH as a complimentary source of water for the households. And investments in RWH systems should be focused to industries, hospitals, schools, municipal buildings and other public buildings with a high water demand and with the best possibilities for optimal results. Further the case study treats a sustainable solution to the sewage situation. It shows the Decentralized waste water treatment plant (DWWT) and its advantages.
Boyd, Nathan Andrew. "Impact of sediment-water interactions upon overlying water quality in an urban water system." Thesis, Manchester Metropolitan University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366236.
Full textPineda, Pablos Nicolás. "Urban water policy in Mexico : municipalization and privatization of water services /." Digital version accessible at:, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/main.
Full textJansson, Christer. "Water and Heat Balances for Urban Surfaces." Licentiate thesis, KTH, Land and Water Resources Engineering, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-1689.
Full textWater and heat flows for three different types of surfacefound within Stockholm, Sweden, were simulated with asoil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer (SVAT) model. Theinfiltration process of a till soil was investigated toestimate the importance of preferential water flow. Theseasonal pattern of soil moisture content could be simulatedwithout taking preferential flow into consideration. However,specific infiltration events showed clear indications ofpreferential flow. The surface heat fluxes of a paved roadcould be simulated reliably with model parameterisation basedon independent information. The impact of the urban modifiedclimate on evapotranspiration (ET) from vegetated surfaces wassimulated by making changes to the meteorological forcing inthe form of increased long-wave radiation and enhancednocturnal air temperature. Long-wave radiation had the mostinfluence on ET, enhancing transpiration from low vegetationand soil evaporation, whereas air temperature mainly increasedtranspiration from tall vegetation. The results are useful forparameterisation of distributed hydrological and meteorologicalmodels.
Amano, Teruyoshi. "The Effectiveness Evaluation of Urban Water Supply." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/126743.
Full textMakropoulos, Christos K. "Spatial decision support for urban water management." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/11385.
Full textHuang, Danguang. "Flexible design of urban water distribution systems." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2011. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2948/.
Full textNoiva, Karen Marie. "International comparative analysis of urban water systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115760.
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This dissertation presents a new approach to structuring global diversity for a large number of urban water systems, so that trends observed in a small number of cases can contribute to a more general understanding of the spectrum of contemporary sustainability challenges faced by cities around the world. The two-part approach first uses a large number of cities (large-n, i.e. n = 142) to identify a typology which is used to guide the choice of two cases (small-n, i.e. n = 2) for further analysis. In the first part of the approach, I compare a large number (large-n) of urban water systems. Simple profiles of key attributes of urban water supply and demand-population (N), water use intensity (WN), and net annual water balance data (qNet)-are assembled from common global databases. Univariate and bivariate methods are used to identify global trends. I introduce two new indicators that benchmark urban water use intensity against climatic availability: the Water Use and Climate Index (WUCI, with units of m²) and the Potential Self-Sufficiency Ratio (Rss, unitless) and find that 65% of cities in the study have Rss >/= 1. I then use exploratory statistical clustering algorithms to identify six type of urban water systems profiles, ranging from small, wet cities with low WUCI and high Rss to large cities with high water use intensity, high WUCI, and lower Rss. In the second part of the approach, I demonstrate the use of that typology in framing case study choice for small-n international comparative analysis of urban water systems. I choose Los Angeles and Singapore from Type 4, which have large populations and high water use intensity but different climates. I apply univariate and bivariate methods to identify trends over time in water system profiles of LA and Singapore. Calculating WUCI and the Potential Self-Sufficiency Ratio for the two cases provides insight into historical behavior and future targets. Finally, I use these results to construct simple simulations to assess past behavior and future targets.
by Karen Marie Noiva.
Ph. D.
Samoilenko, N., I. Yermakovych, and L. Mårtensson. "Water contamination of urban areas by pharmaceuticals." Thesis, Белорусский государственный технологический университет; Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 2014. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/25401.
Full textEberhard, Rolfe. "Urban water pricing : a critical-realist approach." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 2002. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/28794/.
Full textJose, Roshni. "Ecosystem services and urban water : an assessment of the goods and benefits accruing from sustainable approaches to urban water management." Thesis, Abertay University, 2017. https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/99e879e7-626b-47db-b840-1c611499e5f4.
Full textChacha, Juan Diego Godoy. "Urban Water : Harvesting Rainwater at household level to improve the current water metabolism in Cuenca – Ecuador." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-177570.
Full textau, mike mouritz@dpi wa gov, and Mike Mouritz. "Sustainable urban water systems : policy and professional praxis." Murdoch University, 1996. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20051109.95558.
Full textZhang, Changyu. "A Study on Urban Water Reuse Management Modeling." Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10012/795.
Full textFlower, David Jonathan Mark. "An integrated approach to modelling urban water systems." Monash University. Faculty of Engineering. Department of Civil Engineering, 2009. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/73160.
Full textMouritz, Mike. "Sustainable urban water systems : policy and professional praxis /." Mouritz, Mike (1996) Sustainable urban water systems: policy and professional praxis. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 1996. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/211/.
Full textCreese, Edward E. "Urban water systems, demand management and sustainable development." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape4/PQDD_0024/NQ51186.pdf.
Full textOfili, Charles Chukwuemeka. "Urban household's water provision : children's issues of concern." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.436126.
Full textChien, Ker-Hsuan. "Water, informality, and hybridising urban governance in Taiwan." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2160/cc4780ba-760d-4d30-8440-40bb090458d8.
Full textVan, Rensburg Francois. "Urban water security in the city of Windhoek." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50671.
Full textENGLISH ABSTRACT: Urbanisation is a complex phenomenon and is a trend witnessed across the globe. Africa particularly has been experiencing the world’s most rapid rate of urbanization and cities are faced with the resulting pressure on natural resources. Water is one of the resources under pressure and the provision thereof is complicated by the deteriorating quality and quantity thereof. This study takes a brief look at the water situation in a water scarce region in Africa and concentrates on the urban water supply sector. It takes an in depth look at the measures used to secure water supply to a city in this very dry part of the world. The area under study is Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, situated in the southwestern corner of Africa. Namibia is the driest country in Sub-Saharan Africa and is characterised by a semi-arid nature, which results in a very hot and dry climate with erratic rainfall patterns. Windhoek has a low average rainfall associated with very high evaporation rates. No permanent water bodies exist near the city and the bulk of Windhoek’s water supply comes from storage dams quite a distance from the capital. Most of these sources of supply have been developed and are nearing the limit of their potential. A desperate need therefore exists to develop reliable additional water resources to secure the water supply especially during periods of prolonged drought. The case study gives examples of the initiatives taken by water authorities to improve the security of supply and keep up with the growing demand in the city. These initiatives include a dual pipe system for the distribution of semi-purified sewage for irrigation, reclamation of domestic sewerage, aquifer recharge and the implementation of Water Demand Management principles. An analysis of the most efficient and cost-effective means of supply augmentation namely aquifer recharge, have been balanced against the potential water savings of Water Demand Management in the city. The study also takes a brief look at the principles of Integrated Water Resource Management and how it is incorporated in the strategies used to augment supply to the city. The research found aquifer recharge as the most efficient and cost-effective means to augment supply to the city and together with Water Demand Management creates an approach complying with the goals of Integrated Water Resource management. The study concludes by identifying gaps in demand management in the city. It also suggests relevant recommendations on how to increase the effectiveness of Water Demand management.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Verstedeliking is ‘n komplekse verskynsel en ‘n tendens wat regoor die wêreld voorkom. Die hoogste voorkoms van verstedeliking vind in Afrika plaas wat groot druk plaas op die natuurlike hulpbronne van stede. Water is een van die hulpbronne onder druk en die voorsiening daarvan word bemoeilik deur die verswakking van die kwaliteit en die beskikbaarheid daarvan. Hierdie studie konsentreer op die watersituasie in ‘n waterskaars streek in Afrika en die stedelike watervoorsieningssektor. Dit behels ‘n in diepte ondersoek na metodes wat gebruik word om die watervoorraad van die stad te verseker in hierdie droogte gesteisterd deel van die wêreld. Die gebied onder bespreking is Windhoek, die hoofstad van Namibië, wat geleë is in die Suidwestelike deel van Afrika. Namibië is die droogste land in die Sub-Saharastreek en word gekenmerk deur gereelde droogtes met ‘n gepaardgaande warm droë klimaat en onreëlmatige reënvalpatrone. Windhoek word gekenmerk deur ‘n lae gemiddelde reënval met ‘n baie hoë verdampingstempo. Geen permanente waterbronne kom in die nabyheid van die stad voor nie en die watervoorraad word gestoor in opgaardamme wat redelik ver van die hoofstad geleë is. Hierdie voorsieningsbronne is voortdurend in gebruik en die voorraad is beperk. Daar onstaan dus ‘n dringende behoefte aan betroubare bykomende waterbronne om voortdurende voorsiening aan die stad te verseker veral gedurende aanhoudende droogtes. Die gevallestudie konsentreer op voorbeelde en inisiatiewe wat deur die Water Owerhede geneem word om die voorsiening van water, aan die immergroeiende behoeftes van die stad te verbeter en te verseker. Hierdie pogings sluit in,‘n dubbele pyplynsisteem vir die verspreiding van halfgesuiwerde rioolwater vir besproeiingsdoeleindes, herwinning van huishoudelike rioolwater, herlaai van ondergrondse watervoorraad en die implimentering van wateraanvraag bestuursmaatreëls. Die geskiktste en mees koste-effektiewe metode van verhoogde watervoorsiening naamlik die herlaai van ondergrondse waterbronne, is ontleed, en die voordele opgeweeg teen die potensiële waterbesparing deur die Bestuur van Wateraanvraag in die stad. Daar is ook kortliks gekyk na die beginsels van Geintigreerde Water Bronne Bestuur en hoe dit by bestaande strategieë ingelyf is om uitbreiding van voorsiening aan die stad te verseker. Die navorsing het bevind dat die herlaai van ondergrondse waterbronne as die geskikste en mees koste-effektiewe metode beskou kan word om die verhoogde aanvraag van die stad die hoof te bied. Die studie word afgesluit deur die tekortkominge in die Water Aanvraagbestuur van die stad te identifiseer. Relevante aanbevelings word gemaak van hoe om die effektiwiteit van hierdie betrokke strategie te verbeter.
Aycock, Tobi. "Parallel relationships, architecture and water : the urban spa." FIU Digital Commons, 2004. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/1358.
Full textKabinga, Makondo. "Commercialising Zambia's urban water services : a critical analysis." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3786.
Full textNystedt, Kendal Kristen. "PUSHING PRIVATIZATION: WATER AND INEQUITY IN URBAN MEXICO." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/192569.
Full textEl, Hassan Abdul Rahim. "Rehabilitation of the urban water system in Khartoum." Thesis, University of Salford, 2011. http://usir.salford.ac.uk/43020/.
Full textMouritz, Michael John. "Sustainable urban water systems: Policy and professional praxis." Thesis, Mouritz, Michael John (1996) Sustainable urban water systems: Policy and professional praxis. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 1996. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/211/.
Full textChhipi, Shrestha Gyan Kumar. "Water-energy-carbon nexus : a system dynamics approach for assessing urban water systems." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/61819.
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Zhang, Xiaoyang. "Trust in water : an institutional analysis of China's urban tap water provision system." Thesis, University of Essex, 2017. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/20820/.
Full textLast, Ewan W. "City water balance : a new scoping tool for integrated urban water management options." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2011. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/1757/.
Full textKoitsiwe, Monicah. "The economics of water in Botswana : water use and affordability in urban areas." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5751.
Full textThis study discusses urban water use and affordability by different consumers in Botswana. It outlines the potential urban water requirements that are expected to accompany the continuing economic developments in the country.
Patel, Darshana (Darshana Dinubhai) 1972. "Water for all : an analysis of a human rights based approach to water access." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/69427.
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An interdisciplinary and qualitative study was undertaken to determine whether a human rights based approach would ensure each person's access to a water supply sufficient to meet her basic needs. A human right to water shows promise as a strategy for ensuring universal access to water if a broad, comprehensive human rights theory is ascribed to. In a coherent, comprehensive human rights theory, human rights are interdependent and indivisible from other human rights and are predicated upon a core unifying principle such as justice or human dignity for all. The language of many human rights documents indicates that a coherent, comprehensive human rights system was envisioned, but the practices and actions of many countries over the past fifty years indicate that this vision is strongly resisted. Absent such a comprehensive theory of human rights, a human right to water can have great impact as a moral and ethical justification that planners and policy-makers can use to implement programs that increase access to water. A human right to water can also increase participation in a dialogue about water management. This discussion concerning water management must be undertaken soon since a water crisis is looming and water wars are predicted.
by Darshana Patel.
M.C.P.
Blignault, Samantha Paige. "Feasibility of groundwater abstraction and treatment for urban water supply." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32466.
Full textVo, Le Phu. "Urban stormwater management in Vietnam." Title page, table of contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envl595.pdf.
Full textBellavita, Carvajal Pamela. "Food grows where water flows : securing water for agricultural production in a drought-stricken California." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111366.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-141).
The state of California carries a large percentage of the national food security as it is responsible for a considerable amount of the agricultural production consumed in the United States. As climate change causes further challenges for agriculture, it seems wise to work on developing resilience strategies for this industry. Most research on these topics has been focused on generating high-tech systems that require considerable amounts of energy and financial resources. However, the reality is that countries facing the biggest hurdles when it comes to these matters, do not have the necessary means to create sophisticated projects at large scales. The best option right now is to learn how to use drought management strategies and spatial patterns to allow for a better usage of water resources. This thesis explores how the spatial distribution and interaction of hydrological resources, geological features, climate patterns, topography and water infrastructure impact agricultural production in the Central Valley in California. Rather than developing one final solution, this thesis presents options, for further exploration, based on the specific conditions of California. This will allow readers to better understand how to improve water use and access for agriculture in a scenario of drought. The intention is for this approach to be replicable and adaptable so it can improve agricultural production and food security in other regions or countries facing similar conditions due to climate change.
by Pamela Bellavita Carvajal.
M.C.P.
Nilsson, David. "Water for a few : a history of urban water and sanitation in East Africa." Licentiate thesis, Stockholm : Department of Philosophy and the History of Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4173.
Full textMaple, Patrick T. "Survey of Storm Water Quality in an Urban Environment." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1364826192.
Full textFreund, Evan Benjamin. "Meeting the mandate for clean water : an evaluation of privately managed U.S. water and wastewater systems." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33408.
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Reliable provision of clean and safe drinking water is critical for public health, economic stability and growth in the United States. Due to a combination of financial, regulatory and operational challenges, however, it is becoming increasingly difficult for publicly owned and operated water utilities to provide affordable and safe water along with efficient service delivery. Since the 1980's, new actors have entered the U.S. water utility scene in the form of large international firms that specialize in water utility management, offering the opportunity to increase efficiency, expedite long-delayed maintenance, minimize rate increases and provide needed capital for system expansion. Private management of water and wastewater systems, however, can have unintended and negative consequences on localities, including: * The loss of employment and pensions for the municipal utility work force; * Higher water rates because private firms charge full cost, must pay taxes and earn a profit; * Surrender of local control over ratemaking and other financial issues to state public utility commissions; * Loss of municipal control of daily operations and the setting of service standards, as well as loss of control over planning for long-term growth and economic development.
(cont.) The intent of this thesis is to evaluate the effects of adopting long-term operations and management contracts for water and wastewater services in three U.S. cities. The central assertion of this thesis is that such contracts between municipal governments and private water and wastewater providers are financially risky endeavors that invite labor disputes, generate municipal budget conflicts, threaten water quality and undercut the reliability of customer service. Evidence from the three cities examined also suggests that the risks (i.e., increases in the number of violations of water quality standards, decreases in actual preventative maintenance and lower-than expected financial savings) outweigh the presumed returns offered by long-term contracts with provide providers (namely financial savings, improvements in customer service, and improvements in water quality). Finally, this study also examines the concept of competitiveness in water utility management and explores opportunities for public utilities to identify and implement operational improvements without actually privatizing any aspects of network operations and maintenance.
by Evan Benjamin Freund.
M.C.P.
Bartlett, Sarah J. (Sarah Jo) 1977. "Who pays for water? : cost recovery and user fees in Boston's public water infrastructure, 1849-1895." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/64560.
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by Sarah J. Bartlett.
M.C.P.
The experience of Boston, Massachusetts in recovering costs for their nineteenth century public water supply system, the Cochituate Water Works, is analyzed in light of current policy advice coming from international development banks. Lenders like the World Bank currently advise full-cost pricing for urban water services, and that utilities in developing countries use pricing to manage demand. This thesis asks, how closely did a city in an industrialized country, in its developing stage, follow the policy advice proffered today? The annual reports of Boston's water department were reviewed to determine the extent that Boston recovered costs from users, and the extent that Boston used pricing to manage demand. Archival research revealed that while water rates covered annual operating and maintenance expenses, payment of the interest on construction costs was generally made by new loans or bond issues. The City did not meter households and was loathe to manage demand through price-mechanisms, preferring to augment capacity in the face of constrained water supplies. Archival research also revealed the motivations behind Boston's policies of subsidization. The City initially offered low water rates and subsidized household connections because officials wanted to take advantage of economies of scale, believing that inducing universal subscription would move the system more quickly to financial self-sufficiency. Low water rates also resulted from a perceived high elasticity of demand for water services. The City raised rates during the first twenty years of water system operation in efforts to make the water department financially self-sufficient, but failed. A lack of political and public support for high prices made the City adopt policies of greater subsidization and rate reductions in later years.
Fisher, Karen Toni, and Karen Fisher@anu edu au. "Meeting Urban Water Needs: Exploring Water Governance and Development in Tagbilaran City, the Philippines." The Australian National University. Faculty of Science, 2006. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20061221.100356.
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