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Urban growth in metropolitan Cape Town: Implications for inland and coastal waters
Rapid and poorly planned urban growth in Metropolitan Cape Town is subjecting the inland coastal waters in the region to stress. Increasing extractive demands are being made on inland water systems to provide potable water. Larger volumes of liquid and solid waste, and increased storm- water runoff are impacting negatively on inland and coastal water quality. Urban sprawl is detracting from the aesthetics of river catchments, and is also impacting adversely on river and stormwater quality. An assessment of future urbanisation in terms of majordrainage catchments revealed that most will occur in the False Bay north shore catchment. Priority planning concerns identified are: (1) the lack of fundamental scientific information on coastal ecosystems, particularly thoseof False Bay and Table Bay; (2) the potentially detrimental (health) impactof bacteria and viruses in urban runoff and from treated wastewater discharge on inland water and coastal recreation nodes; (3) the potentially detrimental impact of nutrients in urban runoff and treated wastewater discharge on inland and coastal ecosystems; (4) thepotentially negative impact of increased potable water demand on the Berg, Riviersonde rend, Breede and Palmiet riverine ecosystems; and (5) the opportunity cost (e.g. water unavailable for agriculture) of increased abstraction of river and groundwater for urban consumption. The paper concludes by emphasising the need for a metropolitan inland and coastal waters management policy to address the lack of coordinated policy and planning within and between local authorities and government departments.
Urban growth in metropolitan Cape Town: Implications for inland and coastal waters
Rapid and poorly planned urban growth in Metropolitan Cape Town is subjecting the inland coastal waters in the region to stress. Increasing extractive demands are being made on inland water systems to provide potable water. Larger volumes of liquid and solid waste, and increased storm- water runoff are impacting negatively on inland and coastal water quality. Urban sprawl is detracting from the aesthetics of river catchments, and is also impacting adversely on river and stormwater quality. An assessment of future urbanisation in terms of majordrainage catchments revealed that most will occur in the False Bay north shore catchment. Priority planning concerns identified are: (1) the lack of fundamental scientific information on coastal ecosystems, particularly thoseof False Bay and Table Bay; (2) the potentially detrimental (health) impactof bacteria and viruses in urban runoff and from treated wastewater discharge on inland water and coastal recreation nodes; (3) the potentially detrimental impact of nutrients in urban runoff and treated wastewater discharge on inland and coastal ecosystems; (4) thepotentially negative impact of increased potable water demand on the Berg, Riviersonde rend, Breede and Palmiet riverine ecosystems; and (5) the opportunity cost (e.g. water unavailable for agriculture) of increased abstraction of river and groundwater for urban consumption. The paper concludes by emphasising the need for a metropolitan inland and coastal waters management policy to address the lack of coordinated policy and planning within and between local authorities and government departments.
Urban growth in metropolitan Cape Town: Implications for inland and coastal waters
Quick, Arthur (Autor:in)
30.09.1993
Town and Regional Planning; Vol. 35 (1993); 1-10 ; 2415-0495 ; 1012-280X
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
710
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