Rapid urbanization poses severe challenges to the water management of growing cities. Conventionally, the suitable way to solve problems has been to expand the capacity of existing centralized infrastructures. It is important to consider how resources of a city’s inner water cycle could be utilized more efficiently, and how the system of provision shapes the functional roles of the service, the ways of using it, and ultimately the consumption itself. This consideration is the reference point of this paper in which we will explore hybrid systems of water management as a promising way to address these problems. We focus particularly on the relationship between water users and the water supply system. The study is based on interviews with water users and literature on the hybridization of water services. We reflect on these issues in relation to the context of transformation of infrastructure services. The results of this study indicate that the successful adaptation of hybrid systems has the potential to facilitate urban transformation. However, certain barriers deeply rooted in water management hinder it from reaching this potential.

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城市供水服务转型：混合系统的潜力

快速城市化对发展中城市的水资源管理提出了严峻挑战。传统上，解决问题的合适方法是扩大现有中心化基础设施的容量。重要的是要考虑如何更有效地利用城市内部水循环的资源，以及供应系统如何塑造服务的功能角色、使用方式以及最终的消费本身。这种考虑是本文的参考点，我们将探索混合水管理系统作为解决这些问题的有前途的方法。我们特别关注用水者与供水系统之间的关系。该研究基于对用水者的采访和关于水服务混合的文献。我们在基础设施服务转型的背景下反思这些问题。这项研究的结果表明，混合动力系统的成功适应有可能促进城市转型。然而，在水资源管理中根深蒂固的某些障碍阻碍了它发挥这一潜力。