Title
Water-energy nexus-based scenario analysis for sustainable development of Mumbai
Date Issued
01 December 2020
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Imperial College London
Publisher(s)
Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
The urban water-energy nexus sits at the intersection of the global phenomena of water scarcity, energy transitions and urbanisation. Research found that end use dominates the water-energy nexus and that this component plays an important role in urban dynamics, but focussed on the Global North. We investigate the nexus of Mumbai and its long-term resource demand. Our tool is a novel system dynamics model representing the urban water-energy nexus and takes into account characteristics such as intermittent water supply and the presence of slums. We devised scenarios around the Sustainable Development Goals and the Swachh Bharat Mission. The model shows that both can be achieved while saving on future water system infrastructure investments compared to business-as-usual. We find that also in Mumbai end use dominates the nexus. Representing end-use interactions increases expected water demand. This work indicates that globally, sustainable development of infrastructure must consider the urban water-energy nexus.
Volume
134
Number
104854
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oceanografía, Hidrología, Recursos hídricos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85092376757
Source
Environmental Modelling and Software
ISSN of the container
13648152
Sponsor(s)
Funding text 1
This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) through their Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London (ICL) (grant number NE/L002515/1) and through the project Coupled Human And Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE) (grant number NE/N01670X/1). The support of ICL's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is also gratefully acknowledged. A three-month research placement by SDS with the Council for Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in Delhi was indispensable for this research. We thank the British Council whose Newton-Bhabha PhD Placements Programme offered financial aid. We thank the researchers and staff at CEEW, particularly Dr Arunabha Ghosh and Mr Karthik Ganesan for hosting SDS, sharing relevant India specific databases and policy perspectives, and for introductions to the MCGM. We thank experts and colleagues from Mumbai, particularly Mr Shrikant R Argade, Mr Ramesh B Bambale, Mr Chokar, Mr Asarun Karul, Mr Ajoy Mehta, Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, Mr Pachpande, Mr Ramesh Pawar, Mr Sanjeevan Pawar, Mr Yuvraj Rathod and Mr Shewale (MCGM), Prof BS Reddy (IGIDR), Ms Uma Adusumilli (MMRDA), Prof Nirmalya Choudhury, Prof Tejal Kanitkar, Prof Pranjal Deekshit and Prof Abdul Shaban (TISS), Ms Pritika Hingorani and Dr Reuben Abraham (IDFC Institute), Dr Christophe Anselme (Suez Environment), Mr Saurabh Srivastava (IEX), and Dr Arunavo Mukherjee and Mr Karthik MC (Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd); as well as Ms Rochi Khemka (IFC), Dr Rachna Leveque (UCL) and Dr Shonali Pachauri (IIASA, Austria) for their time, perspectives and help in data collection. We are sincerely grateful to the editor and two reviewers whose careful reading and constructive comments greatly improved this manuscript in terms of clarity, legibility and argument. Finally, SDS thanks his PhD examiners Prof Adrian Butler and Prof Richard Dawson, whose suggestions spilled over into the revision of this paper and made it better. The authors take complete responsibility for any unintended errors in the paper.
Funding text 2
This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) through their Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet (SSCP) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London (ICL) (grant number NE/L002515/1 ) and through the project Coupled Human And Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE) (grant number NE/N01670X/1 ). The support of ICL's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is also gratefully acknowledged. A three-month research placement by SDS with the Council for Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in Delhi was indispensable for this research. We thank the British Council whose Newton-Bhabha PhD Placements Programme offered financial aid. We thank the researchers and staff at CEEW, particularly Dr Arunabha Ghosh and Mr Karthik Ganesan for hosting SDS, sharing relevant India specific databases and policy perspectives, and for introductions to the MCGM. We thank experts and colleagues from Mumbai, particularly Mr Shrikant R Argade, Mr Ramesh B Bambale, Mr Chokar, Mr Asarun Karul, Mr Ajoy Mehta, Dr Sanjay Mukherjee, Mr Pachpande, Mr Ramesh Pawar, Mr Sanjeevan Pawar, Mr Yuvraj Rathod and Mr Shewale (MCGM), Prof BS Reddy (IGIDR), Ms Uma Adusumilli (MMRDA), Prof Nirmalya Choudhury, Prof Tejal Kanitkar, Prof Pranjal Deekshit and Prof Abdul Shaban (TISS), Ms Pritika Hingorani and Dr Reuben Abraham (IDFC Institute), Dr Christophe Anselme (Suez Environment), Mr Saurabh Srivastava (IEX), and Dr Arunavo Mukherjee and Mr Karthik MC (Tata Cleantech Capital Ltd); as well as Ms Rochi Khemka (IFC), Dr Rachna Leveque (UCL) and Dr Shonali Pachauri (IIASA, Austria) for their time, perspectives and help in data collection. We are sincerely grateful to the editor and two reviewers whose careful reading and constructive comments greatly improved this manuscript in terms of clarity, legibility and argument. Finally, SDS thanks his PhD examiners Prof Adrian Butler and Prof Richard Dawson, whose suggestions spilled over into the revision of this paper and made it better. The authors take complete responsibility for any unintended errors in the paper.
Saudi Dental Society - SDS
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis - IIASA
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