New approaches to sustainable urban water management in the Netherlands
- Understand the general relation between water, urban development and climate change, floods, droughts, quality, sanitation, availability, resources, political dimensions/conflicts and gain insight in the multidimensional aspects of water management in cities
- Foster an understanding about different approaches and trends in dealing with water management in cities.
- Develop analytical understanding and ability to diagnose wicked problems related to water in cities and identify possible solution strategies
- Conduct empirical case studies and provide an academic reflection on the context specific issues of urban water management by using various conceptual approaches.