Challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in Scotland
The paradigm of centralised water and wastewater services is coming under significant pressure from multiple global factors. Therefore, there is a need to consider the challenges and opportunities for decentralised water and wastewater technologies and systems. This search is particularly relevant w...
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| description | The paradigm of centralised water and wastewater services is coming under significant pressure from multiple global factors. Therefore, there is a need to consider the challenges and opportunities for decentralised water and wastewater technologies and systems. This search is particularly relevant within the context of Scotland, where a proportion of the population uses existing decentralised technologies. The Scottish context shows that those using decentralised services struggle to manage their water and wastewater services without appropriate support. However, the global goals of universal access to safe water and adequate sanitation, a just transition to net-zero and community empowerment, provide opportunities and policy pathways towards the implementation and improvement of decentralised technologies and systems.
HIGHLIGHTS
Decentralised water and wastewater systems provide an alternative to traditional carbon-intensive centralised infrastructure.;
Challenges with existing decentralised systems in Scotland are a rural issue due to historical factors.;
Opportunities for improvements to the management of decentralised systems are universal access to water and sanitation, a just transition to net-zero and community empowerment.; |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ed7916a50104a5389cd69ecacfc8af82024-03-09T05:44:06ZengIWA PublishingWater Policy1366-70171996-97592024-02-0126218920510.2166/wp.2024.194194Challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in ScotlandElizabeth Lawson0Jill Robbie1William T. Sloan2Jaime Amezaga3 Newcastle University Centre for Water, School of Engineering, Devonshire Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom School of Law, Stair Building, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom Newcastle University Centre for Water, School of Engineering, Devonshire Building, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, United Kingdom The paradigm of centralised water and wastewater services is coming under significant pressure from multiple global factors. Therefore, there is a need to consider the challenges and opportunities for decentralised water and wastewater technologies and systems. This search is particularly relevant within the context of Scotland, where a proportion of the population uses existing decentralised technologies. The Scottish context shows that those using decentralised services struggle to manage their water and wastewater services without appropriate support. However, the global goals of universal access to safe water and adequate sanitation, a just transition to net-zero and community empowerment, provide opportunities and policy pathways towards the implementation and improvement of decentralised technologies and systems. HIGHLIGHTS Decentralised water and wastewater systems provide an alternative to traditional carbon-intensive centralised infrastructure.; Challenges with existing decentralised systems in Scotland are a rural issue due to historical factors.; Opportunities for improvements to the management of decentralised systems are universal access to water and sanitation, a just transition to net-zero and community empowerment.;http://wpol.iwaponline.com/content/26/2/189decentralised technologiespolicyscotlandsustainable developmentwastewaterwater |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth Lawson Jill Robbie William T. Sloan Jaime Amezaga Challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in Scotland Water Policy decentralised technologies policy scotland sustainable development wastewater water |
| title | Challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in Scotland |
| title_full | Challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in Scotland |
| title_fullStr | Challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in Scotland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in Scotland |
| title_short | Challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in Scotland |
| title_sort | challenges and opportunities for decentralised water technologies in scotland |
| topic | decentralised technologies policy scotland sustainable development wastewater water |
| url | http://wpol.iwaponline.com/content/26/2/189 |
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