Abstract
To address the climate adaptation of cities, today’s water managers
need more than technical skills to drive sustainable urban water projects, which
also stimulate demand for post-graduate education so that professionalisation of
integrated sustainable water management in the public sector can be achieved.
The ‘urban water platform’ was tested and is hereby presented as a course
concept for building collective capabilities for integrated sustainable water
design among local authorities in Denmark. The course is an innovation
because: 1) it invites urban planners, road and park managers and sewage
managers to take part in a dialogue about sustainable urban water projects,
while collectively exploring new design solutions; 2) it facilitates an
appreciative communication between several disciplines; 3) it promotes careful
planning in the early stages of an urban water construction project.
Original language | English |
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Journal | International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 103-119 |
ISSN | 1740-8822 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Sustainable urban water design
- Climate adaptation of cities
- Education
- Public sector innovation
- Stakeholder dialogues
- Appreciative communication
- Transdisciplinary approach
- Organisational learning
- Integrated storm water management
- Sustainable urban water course