Wet Dreams: making Urban Water systems sustainable


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Before you watch the lecture, it is important that you understand 10 key words. For each of the definitions below, choose the correct word.

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1. The basic systems and services, such as bridges and power supplies, that a country depends on to work effectively.

layout construction
structure infrastructure


2. Being able to continue over a long time and causing little or no damage to the environment.

maintainable reliable
sustainable conserved


3. Something which many people believe to be true but is in fact false.

fallacy confusion
mistake flaw


4. Carefully using a resource to protect it from being wasted or damaged so that it can be used over a long period.

maintenance safety
conservation protection


5. A long period without rain.

scarcity drought
draft flood


6. Using a device to measure and control how much water is used in a house.

water tapping water monitoring
water measuring water metering


7. Insufficient for the demand.

insignificant scarce
underused untapped


8. The size of something.

scale measure
perspective dimension


9. When something is the complete opposite of something else.

paradox conservation
prediction contradiction


10. The system of taking dirty water and waste products away from buildings in order to protect people's health.

laundry sanity
sanitation hygeine


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