Context Charleston is the capital of West Virginia and the state’s most populous city. It is home to 47,000 residents and is at the core of a metropolitan area of more than 200,000 people. Like many other Rust Belt communities, Charleston’s population has been declining for several decades and is […]
Background Atlantic City is a traditional resort city located on the southeastern coast of New Jersey. Historically, the city evolved into a regional beach destination connected to the larger Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets—particularly Philadelphia and New York. Today, Atlantic City remains a tourism hub, drawing visitors to its beaches, boardwalk, […]
Background In Washington, Spokane City is home to 22,200 residents, 3,900 of which live in poverty (Data USA, 2024). Spokane residents obtain their utilities services from the Public Works and Utilities department. They pump all drinking water from the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer through eight wells scattered across the city […]
Introduction Jabalpur, a growing and urbanizing city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, has been grappling with critical challenges related to its water supply since the early 2000s. It has an estimated population of 1.5 million, which is expected to grow close to 2 million in the next […]
Physical Geography Alice Springs, known as Mpartnwe to its original inhabitants, is a city of nearly 26,000 inhabitants in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the largest city in the arid desert region of Central Australia and the third largest city in the Northern Territory. It receives on average […]
The historic city of Hamedan is the capital of the central-western province of Hamedan in Iran. Once home to ancient philosophers and physicians, today the city of just under 600,000 is a center for tourism and agriculture, struggling to deal with a growing issue of water scarcity.1,2 Like many cities […]