A Systemic View on Circular Economy in the Water Industry: Learnings from a Belgian and Dutch Case
Water is fundamental to our existence and has increasingly been put under pressure by soaring population growth, urbanization, agricultural farming and climate change; all, of which impact the quantity and quality of our water resources. Water utilities (WUs) are challenged to provide clean, safe drinking water when faced with aging, costly infrastructure, a price of water that is not reflective of its true value and the need for infrastructure to remain resilient in a time when threats of floods and droughts are pervasive. In the linear take-use-discharge approach, wastewater is treated only... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 3313, p 3313 (2021) |
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MDPI AG
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Schlagwörter: | circular economy / water / wastewater / causal loop diagram / Environmental effects of industries and plants / TD194-195 / Renewable energy sources / TJ807-830 / Environmental sciences / GE1-350 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28986839 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/su13063313 |