Circular Water

Circular Water: Water circularity for residential neighbourhoods

Krishnaprasad, Soujanya (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment)

Luscuere, Peter (mentor)
Hekkert, Paul (graduation committee)
ten Caat, Nick (graduation committee)

Delft University of Technology

2019-06-28

The problem of linear resource flow is addressed, in this thesis, parallel to the problem of human behaviour with respect to resource use. There is sufficient research being done with the aim of reducing the environmental impact of urban water systems, but not enough to reduce resistance towards such ideas. This resistance is a result of growing comfort and convenience in the developed world which most societies are motivated towards. The objective of this thesis is to define technical and behavioural strategies for water circularity in urban residential neighbourhoods. It addresses both parts of the problem statement, that is, the system of linear resource use and the role of users in the system. Results of research are incorporated into a digital tool that takes context-related inputs and provides options for circular water and pro-environmental behaviour strategies to incorporate in the design of a residential neighbourhood.

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Student theses

master thesis

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