Reconciling multiple uses of water resources

a case study of the megacities of São Paulo and Shanghai

Resumo

"High levels of urbanization have created great demands on water quantity and quality – sanitary infrastructure, which has not kept pace with population growth, now requires large-scale investments" (HOGAN, 1993: p. 77). Carmo et al. (2014) noted that there is a significant correlation between rising incomes and water consumption, implying that the economic development of cities can lead to a higher percentage of the population having access to safe drinking water, but also allowing for an increase of consumption. Through the urbanization process, new consumption patterns and lifestyles emerge within the city, so local governments must promote responsible consumption and production patterns, not only for water but for all-natural resources in order to achieve more sustainable development (ZHANG, 2016)...