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Attaining urban water sustainability in Hong Kong: Three suggestions
Author(s) -
Iaquinto Benjamin Lucca
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/area.12405
Subject(s) - panacea (medicine) , sustainability , desalination , environmental planning , urban sustainability , population , water supply , population growth , water scarcity , urbanization , climate change , business , environmental economics , water use , natural resource economics , environmental science , environmental engineering , economic growth , geography , economics , sociology , agriculture , medicine , ecology , genetics , alternative medicine , demography , archaeology , pathology , membrane , biology
Over several decades, Hong Kong has implemented a number of technological innovations for securing its water supply. But as population growth and the effects of climate change put pressure on existing water sources, new innovations combined with social adaptations will be required. This commentary offers three suggestions for moving toward urban water sustainability in Hong Kong. The suggestions are: diversify sources of water while minimising dependence on desalination, foster public engagement with water and implement water‐sensitive urban design. These suggestions are not intended to be a panacea but to augment existing measures that when combined can move toward the attainment of urban water sustainability.