Several indicator and index frameworks have been reported to assess management efficiency and promote transparency, facilitating decision-making and innovation. However, they cannot be applied in cities with limited information, making them impractical. This study proposes a Sustainable Urban...

Urban water security is a multi-faceted water, socioeconomic, and governance challenge. The complexity of translating the holistic approach into policies is an important need for improving water resource management to achieve prosperity, equity, sustainability, and good governance. The city of...

Urban water utilities attempt to achieve financial sustainability by increasing tariffs to cover operational and maintenance costs and raise funds for infrastructural projects. Although the tariffs are relatively low compared to average household incomes in developed countries, concerns remain...

Integrated urban water management requires understanding of system boundaries and interactions among system components, which determine changes in urban water balance. A system dynamics model is developed to capture formal-informal water supply interactions. Employing a dynamic...

Failures in urban water planning have disastrous consequences not only for the functioning of the city but also for the health and well-being of urban residents, disproportionately affecting especially vulnerable low-income communities and communities of color. Systemic injustices emerge out of...