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Water Science & Technology Vol 51 No 8 pp 187–188 © IWA Publishing 2005 Summary and conclusions from the SIWI Seminar for Young Water ProfessionalsFood and urban security – breaking the urban/rural division in water managementT.Sjömander MagnussonDepartment of Water and Environmental Studies, Linköping University, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden, (E-mail: thesj@tema.liu.se) ABSTRACT At the Seminar for Young Water Professionals, a group of young people from different parts of the world met to discuss and debate: the interface between the urban and rural environment – how can water management see to the interest of both the farmer and the urban citizen; how the spatial boundaries within water resources management will develop in the future due to changing population patterns. Three key themes crystallized during the day: the challenges of the urban/rural interface, the need for new boundaries in water resources management and the importance of site-specific, appropriate solutions in relation to water re-use. Keywords Peri-urban environments; rural; urban; wastewater reuse; water resources management PAY-PER-VIEW: Buy this article for £23.5 (IWA MEMBER PRICE: £17.63) |
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