Sustainable Development: Smart Water Management in Urban Cities Report 2022

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Sustainable Development: Smart Water Management in Urban Cities
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Abstract:
Sustainable development is one of the most discussed topic in the contemporary world. In
the world, where, we are at a crisis of the fresh water, sustainable development can be used not
only for the conservation of the resources but also alleviate the challenges faced by the urban
areas regarding the fresh water. The scope of this project is to discuss about the methods which
can be undertaken for the sustainable development with the help of the smart water management
process, such that water crisis can be eradicated. How sustainable development helps in
improvement of the natural crisis is discussed in the assignment as well. The essay tends to
address different issues which has enhanced the smart water management in the cities and what
are the steps taken for the implementation is discussed in the assignment. With the emergence of
the information technology, the water related issues in the urban areas can be addressed easily,
which helps in the process of development of the smart water management further. The report is
developed such that the importance of the sustainable development can be depicted with the use
of Smart Water Management in order to solve the problems regarding the water crisis in different
cities across the world.

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Introduction:
Since the establishment of life on the planet, food, water and shelter have been the basic
requirement of an individual. The Cycle of water, which includes the resource of water,
production of water, distribution, consumption collection and lastly the treatment of water, plays
a significant role in the urban society. All the activities in an urban system is largely dependent
upon water. Sustainability of the population, generation of energy, ensuring the human health
and environmental health depends directly upon fresh water. With the increase in the population,
there has been a huge change in the environment as-well. The industrialization and the
technological advancement has generated a huge amount of greenhouse gases (CO2) and solid
wastes. These wastes are often dumped into the water-body without the knowledge of the
consequences which may result as their actions. The factory wastes are one of the most harmful
and poisonous wastes which causes environmental pollutions end depletion of the fresh water
resources.
In the following essay, we will discuss briefly about water problems in urban areas
around the world and how with the appropriate usage of the sustainable development the
problem can be resolved. The importance of the sustainable development and how smart water
management can lead to the sustainable development and solve the water crisis in the urban areas
are discussed in the essay as well.
Scope:
The scope of this project is to discuss about the methods which can be undertaken for the
sustainable development with the help of the smart water management process, such that water

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crisis can be eradicated. How smart water management techniques can be implemented for
solving the water crisis issues.
Problems related to the fresh water in the urban areas:
Water is the basic requirement for survival and is required by every human being and
other species on the planet. With the increasing urbanization the requirement for the fresh water
has increased considerably. The water resources are falling short for the areas with highly
concentrated population. In many cities of the south eastern part of Asia, high demand for the
water has led to abstraction of water which is resulting in the depletion of the ground water level.
This has a severe impact on the environment. With every passing days the availability of the
clean water in the environment is decreasing. The natural water reservoirs are polluted with the
industrial wastes. These wastes are dumped into the rivers polluting the water. In the countries
who are still in the phase of development, poor sanitization facilities leads to health issues as 80
% of the diseases are water borne. Only 10 percent of the cities in the world has the facility for
proper treatment of water. Along with this, the change of climate is another contributing factor to
the scenario. Water scarcity is prevalent in the places with lesser rainfall like arid, semi-arid and
desserts. Global warming has affected the climate as well. The pollution and the misuse of the
freshwater has resulted in numerous water issues in different parts of the world.
Importance of Sustainable development:
Water is one of the main concern when the sustainable development is taken into
consideration and it plays a significant role in the socio economic development which is very
important for the building a healthy ecosystem that is required for survival of human. Water is