Articles | Volume 26, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-885-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-885-2022
Research article
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18 Feb 2022
Research article |  | 18 Feb 2022

The limits to large-scale supply augmentation: exploring the crossroads of conflicting urban water system development pathways

Jonatan Godinez Madrigal, Nora Van Cauwenbergh, Jaime Hoogesteger, Pamela Claure Gutierrez, and Pieter van der Zaag

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Urban water systems are facing an increasing pressure on their water resources to guarantee safe and sufficient water access. Water managers often use tried and tested strategies like large supply augmentation infrastructure to address water problems. However, these projects do not address key problems and cause water conflicts. We conducted transdisciplinary research to show how water conflicts can change the development pathway of urban water systems by implementing alternative solutions.