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Berlin transitioning towards urban water security
Berlin's transition towards urban water security focuses on educating the public on how to use water in the right way as well as reducing energy usage and carbon emissions in the city's water and wastewater system. This chapter presents an overview of a case study that analyses how Berlin's water utility uses a portfolio of demand management tools to modify the attitudes and behaviour of water users to achieve urban water security. Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB) states that there are three main reasons for decreasing consumption: introduction of new water‐efficient technologies that consume less water, rising awareness about water scarcity globally and high virtual water consumption in Germany and people being convinced that saving water is consistent with being eco‐friendly. The drivers of BWB's strategic vision for achieving urban water security include the need to protect water supply from wastewater contamination, reduce energy costs and carbon emissions and adapt to climate change.
Berlin transitioning towards urban water security
Berlin's transition towards urban water security focuses on educating the public on how to use water in the right way as well as reducing energy usage and carbon emissions in the city's water and wastewater system. This chapter presents an overview of a case study that analyses how Berlin's water utility uses a portfolio of demand management tools to modify the attitudes and behaviour of water users to achieve urban water security. Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB) states that there are three main reasons for decreasing consumption: introduction of new water‐efficient technologies that consume less water, rising awareness about water scarcity globally and high virtual water consumption in Germany and people being convinced that saving water is consistent with being eco‐friendly. The drivers of BWB's strategic vision for achieving urban water security include the need to protect water supply from wastewater contamination, reduce energy costs and carbon emissions and adapt to climate change.
Berlin transitioning towards urban water security
Brears, Robert C. (author)
Urban Water Security ; 151-164
2016-11-08
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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