Digital Water: Enabling a More Resilient, Secure and Equitable Water Future

Digital technologies are transforming the way we locate, manage, treat, distribute, and use water, providing new tools to meet needs in both developing and developed economies. They promise to increase the long-term value of water resource assets, enable universal access to safe drinking water, and help respond to the demands of population growth and evolving natural and business ecosystems.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 96 pages
Publication date: 27 December 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Digital technologies are revolutionizing the way we find, manage, treat, distribute, and utilize water resources, highlighting the urgent need for transformative solutions to address the multifaceted challenges facing these vital resources. Over-allocation, increased demand, pollution, climate change, and outdated public policies have placed significant strain on water supplies, rendering traditional approaches inadequate to meet the growing demands of human consumption, industrial production, agriculture, power generation, and ecosystems.

In response, there is a pressing need to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of public and private sector processes in water management. The author delves into recent advancements in data acquisition, big data analytics, artificial intelligence, and blockchain, offering innovative tools that can meet the needs of both developing and developed economies. For instance, a digital water technology portfolio empowers water providers of all sizes and sophistication to implement real-time system-wide monitoring and response capabilities, thereby increasing the long-term value of water resource assets and assisting in compliance with regulations.

Furthermore, digital water technologies have the potential to address the demands of population growth and evolving natural and business ecosystems. By leveraging advanced technologies, we can better manage water assets, enabling the public sector to provide universal access to safe drinking water, the private sector to continue its growth, and ecosystems to thrive.

The book includes numerous practical examples that illustrate the transformative impact of digital and smart water technologies. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the public, private, and academic sectors to drive innovation and sustainable water management practices. The author concludes that digital and smart water technologies hold the key to a more resilient and sustainable future, where water resources are managed wisely, and the needs of present and future generations are met.

Weight: 190g
Dimension: 160 x 346 x 10 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138343238