Analyzing the meanings and indicators of Water Sensitive Cities Index

Keramatollah Ziari ¹ (استاد جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی شهری، دانشکده جغرافیا، دانشگاه تهران، ایران.)
Fatemeh razaghi ² (دانشجوی دکترای شهرسازی، گروه شهرسازی و برنامه ریزی شهری، دانشکده هنر و معماری، واحد تهران غرب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران)
Atefeh Dehghan ³ (استادیار گروه شهرسازی و برنامه ریزی شهری، دانشکده هنر و معماری، واحد تهران غرب، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران)
Abbasali Tayefi Nasrabadi ⁴ (استادیار گروه عمران، دانشکده عمران و نقشه برداری، واحد قزوین، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، قزوین، ایران.)

Submited date : 2022-12-24 accepted date : 2022-12-24

Keywords: Urban, Governance, Water sensitive cities, Water sensitive cities Index, Sustainable Urban Water Management,

Abstract :

due to importance of global warming and climate change, communities are trying to reduce the increasing pressure of risks and their consequences and move towards sustainability and resilience, especially in conditions of uncertainty in urban water resources. The increase in the population of fame and the pressure of this increase has created an unprecedented challenge in water management, especially in access to water resources, wastewater treatment and recycling technologies. In this regard, a look at the current situation and the identification of obstacles, the development of appropriate strategies to improve the situation; Water-sensitive cities are known as new models of sustainable urban water management in order to minimize the hydrological effects of urban development on the environment, which in urban development and reconstruction processes can help achieve the goals of improving the quality of urban life and livability of cities. Although there may be different contexts and challenges in developed and developing countries, understanding the current state of the city in terms of water-sensitive city characteristics to identify capacities and constraints is the first step in planning the transition process to achieve development goals and strategies. This article introduces the indicators of water-sensitive city and its effect on the evaluation and improvement of urban water management practices, which has been done by reviewing the literature and based on a qualitative method of content analysis and searching for resources and classifying them based on research keywords. And examines the characteristics of a water-sensitive city. According to the leading article, it can be concluded that the indicators support strategic planning and decision-making, improve and strengthen the results over time, and evaluate the consequences and ways of urban water management compared to other cities., Governance