Cities in areas getting hotter and drier have to find alternative approaches to manage the increased demand for water versus the shrinking supply, while also climate proofing their cities. Water sensitive urban design as an adaptation strategy integrates the management of urban water resources with urban planning.
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Van Niekerk, C. W., Duncker, L. C., Maditse, K., Davis, C., & Pieterse, A. (2018). Water sensitive urban planning as adaptation strategy. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10881
Van Niekerk, Cornelia W, Louiza C Duncker, Kea Maditse, Claire Davis, and Amy Pieterse. "Water sensitive urban planning as adaptation strategy." (2018): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10881
Van Niekerk CW, Duncker LC, Maditse K, Davis C, Pieterse A, Water sensitive urban planning as adaptation strategy; 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10881 .