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Table of Contents
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1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 503

2 Scope ...................................................................................................................... 505
3 Urban water issues ................................................................................................. 506

3.1 Rapid urbanization ......................................................................................... 507
3.2 Leadership and governance ........................................................................... 508
3.3 Investment ...................................................................................................... 508

3.4 Water utilities and infrastructure ................................................................... 509
3.5 Water availability and quality ......................................................................... 510
3.6 Climate change ............................................................................................... 511

4 Smart water management in cities ......................................................................... 513
4.1 SWM technologies .......................................................................................... 515

5 SWM integration: Strengthening urban water management .................................. 524
5.1 Intelligent solutions in urban water management ......................................... 524
5.2 Remote monitoring solutions to urban wastewater management ............... 527

5.3 Technologies for urban flood management ................................................... 528
6 Action steps: SWM implementation ....................................................................... 530

7 SWM opportunities ................................................................................................ 531
8 Gaps to be addressed ............................................................................................. 533

Conclusions ....................................................................................................................... 535

List of Figures

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Figure 1 – Interconnectedness of water and cities .................................................................. 503

Figure 2 – Influencing factors on urban water management challenges ................................ 506
Figure 3 – Projected megacities, 2015 ..................................................................................... 507

Figure 4 – Projecting water stress ............................................................................................ 511

Figure 5 – Climate change effects on urban water resources ................................................. 512
Figure 6 – Advantages of smart water management .............................................................. 514

Figure 7 – Schematic representation of smart water management technologies and tools .. 515
Figure 8 – Current implementation of smart water management technologies and tools .... 515

Figure 9 – Smart meter technologies ....................................................................................... 518

Figure 10 – Example of SCADA software, Western Municipal Water District (WMWD),
California ....................................................................................................................... 520

ITU‐T's Technical Reports and Specifications 499