In the age of climate change and hyper-consumerism, and in the attempts for the creation of sustainable surroundings, the role of individuals activism and awareness is increasing. Water is a unitary resource that suffers scarcity due to high demand which is expected to rise. Clean water supply is limited due to pollutant of water sources and usage of reservoirs. New technologies allow better management, separation and reclaim of safe water around the globe. Humans used centralized infrastructures in order to deliver the liquid good and waste into and from urban settlements. The rapid growth in urban geographical sprawl and high water demand in the consumerism age create a great stress on both sides of the hydrological system in terms of supply and demand. Decentralization is an approach which aims to solve this stress within a regional logic of hydrological systems. Though, Comprehensive treatment of the stress demands to reduce the demand on this unitary source. The consumerist society or the spectacle society by Guy debour suffers from lack of individual awareness and responsibility. When witnessing the situationist approach, we find great similarities to current sustainable principles with higher emphasis on social liability.

 

Essay heads:

1. Water scarcity in the presence of climate change and the globalized economy

2. Strategies for sustainable water management around the globe

   2.1 Urban blue water harvesting / run off strategies

   2.2 Decentralized stormwater management

   2.3 Increasing runoff infiltration to the soil - green stormwater infrastructure

   2.4 Sustainable Drainage systems - SuDS

   2.5 Wastewater treatment plants

   2.6 River Basement Management

 

3. Social criteria in contemporary studies on sustainable water management

4. The society of spectacle in the age of water scarcity

5. Social liability as a key component of decentralizing water infrastructures and reducing water demand

6. Conclusions​