Cape Town is a coastal city that draws millions of tourists to experience the city, nature, biodiversity, and so much more (Sinclair-Smith, 2019). But, with all of the beauty and attractions of the city comes variable regional weather patterns and increasing changes in climate (ibid.). It is difficult for city […]
Monterey is located on the Central Coast of California, a few hours south of San Francisco. It is generally a semi-arid area, with rainfall mostly in the winter months, though recent years have exposed the area to greater extremes of both longer droughts (such as the state-wide drought of 2011-2017) […]
Drought, Dependency, and Development The City of Phoenix has been extensively studied in the world of water management as a result of its unique and precarious hydrological situation. Located in a hot and arid climate, Phoenix faces threats of extreme drought conditions, which have plagued the southwestern United States for […]
Background Reno is the fourth largest city in the state of Nevada, with a population of approximately 250,000 people. It is located in Northern Nevada, in Washoe County, and parts of the city are located less than a mile from the California border. This proximity to California is an important […]
Introduction GUATEMALA CITY Guatemala City is the capital of Guatemala, and its metropolitan region is made up of 12 municipalities within the capital state (province) named “Guatemala.” The total population of the city is 2.7 million and represents approximately 20% of the population of the country (FUNCAGUA 2018, p. 21). […]
INTRODUCTION The focus city of this report is Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland State in north-east Australia, and the third most populous city in Australia with over 1 million residents. Brisbane is a water-smart and water-wise city that “manages water at all stages of the water cycle and is […]
INTRODUCTION | CONTEXT The city of Phoenix is the capital of the southwestern U.S. state of Arizona. It is located between the state of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California and borders with Mexico. In a regional context, the city is surrounded by beautiful and important national forests such as: […]
In 1824 Peru gained their Independence, but colonization has had a lasting impact on the country, the capital city, Lima, was founded by the Spanish. It was not typical for Incan cities to be located on the desert coast, where there is a severe lack of water supplies. Peru’s population […]
Jinja is the second largest city and economic hub in Uganda. Located 50 miles east of Kampala along the northern shore of Lake Victoria, Jinja covers an area of about 28 square kilometers and is home to 76,000 people. Jinja is famous for being “at the source of the Nile,” […]
Ulaanbaatar Basics Ulaanbaatar, or UB, is the capital of Mongolia, an Asian country landlocked between China and Russia. The city originated as a monastic center for Buddhist monks in the 17th century. Currently, the city has a population of ~1.4 million people, representing approximately half of the country’s total population. […]