Circular Water

Water circularity for residential neighbourhoods

Master thesis (2019)

Authors

S. Krishnaprasad Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

P Luscuere Building Services - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
P.P.M. Hekkert Design Aesthetics - IDE (supervisor 2)
P.N. ten Caat Climate Design and Sustainability - Architecture and the Built Environment (coach)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2019 Soujanya Krishnaprasad
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Published Date

28-06-2019

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

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.