Handbook for Planning and Designing Water Sensitive Cities for Ganga Basin

April 03, 2023

Water-sensitive cities: Planning and design

For the majority of unplanned and congested Global South cities, green infrastructure alone cannot benefit urban habitations and populations that are without access to water supply, sewerage and drainage infrastructure and services. Massive investments of grey infrastructure of water pipelines, sewers and storm-water drains are required along with creating public spaces in congested settlements (roads and common areas for establishing sewerage and drainage systems).