Water and Cities : Ensuring Sustainable Futures

Cover -- Copyright -- Preface -- Foreword -- Table of contents -- Abbreviations -- Executive summary -- Chapter 1: A framework for city-level water management -- Introduction -- Water-related risks to cities in OECD countries -- Ageing infrastructure -- Institutional changes affecting urban water governance -- A framework for urban water management -- Clustering cities and policy responses to water management -- Annex 1.A1: Two city typologies relevant to water management -- References -- Chapter 2: Financing urban water management -- Introduction -- Financing constraints in cities in OECD countries -- Options to minimise costs -- Water tariffs contribute to water resource management -- Diversified revenue streams -- A role for private investors -- Annex 2.A1: Financing urban water management in Korea -- References -- Chapter 3: Supporting the diffusion of innovative pathways for urban water management -- Introduction -- Opportunities for disruptive technical innovations -- The benefits of non-technical innovations -- Barriers to the diffusion of innovation for urban water management -- Overcoming barriers to innovative urban water management -- References -- Chapter 4: Urban-rural co-operation for water management -- Introduction -- Managing competition between urban and rural areas to access water -- Mitigating flood risks in urban areas -- Water quality standards and PES -- Implementation issues -- References -- Chapter 5: Governance for urban water management -- Preliminary remark -- Governance challenges to urban water management -- Governance arrangements for urban water management -- Annex 5.A1: Characterisation of respondents to the OECD Survey on urban water governance -- Annex 5.A2: Regulators who responded to the OECD survey on the Governance of Water Regulators -- Annex 5.A3: Typology of regulatory functions for WSS -- References.