Mapping of Water–Energy–Food (WEF) Hotspots in an Urban Landscape: A Watershed-Based Approach

This article aims to study the water, energy and food (WEF) interlinkages at the level of consumption in cities, with focus on rapidly expanding Gurugram city of India. The city was divided into six micro watersheds and ‘hotspots’ which were identified in each of these watersheds. A transect walk was conducted to gather information on WEF consumption pattern in the city. A total of 144 sites have been identified as ‘WEF Hotspots’ distributed in the six watersheds. Water scarcity, waterlogging, power stress, waste management and lack of proper drainage are the major issues identified in this growing city. Adopting a watershed approach as a subset of landscape management for micro-level planning has both spatial and temporal dimensions attached to it. It must be promoted to address the resource governance issue and thus, meet the goals of sustainable development