Theoretical Framework of Urban Water Security In Indonesia

Abstract

For years cities in Indonesia have experienced massive urban and economic developments which involvedconversion of land to economic areas and human settlements. These cause some cities in Indonesia to face critical condition isproviding clean waters and services of urban sanitation. As a consequence of clean water demand, industries and householdexplore ground water as a source of clean water. Over abstraction of ground water has impacted declining of groundwater tableand land subsidence. Due to the problems that have been created by aspects above, it is necessary to acquire a frameworkdealing with the complexity of urban water problems in Indonesian cities that could explain the urban water security, and tobe used to monitor and evaluate the progress of the cities in improving their urban water services. This paper is describing thedimensions that give affects to urban water security with their phenomena and problems in Indonesian cities and build thetheoretical framework of urban water security. The result of this research is a theoretical framework of urban water security,consists of five key dimensions of urban water security, such as: Water Supply Management, Stormwater Management,Wastewater Management, Groundwater Management and Solid Waste Management.