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Planning advice for integrated water management - integrating water management at the strategic scale of planning and design to achieve sustainable development

University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, 2014

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning

Abstract

Comprises guidance on how to build water management into plans and planning decisions at the strategic level, showing the benefits of taking such an approach. Covers: the policy framework and individual responsibilities; integrated catchment management; surface water management; managing water for development; tools and approaches; and sources of supporting information, evidence and data.

Subjects

Waste planning
Water catchment and supply, sewerage
Flood management
Environmental planning/land
Land use planning
Other planning disciplines
Planning and development
Sustainable development

Publisher History

The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) carries out research looking at how a sustainable economy can be built via solutions that meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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