Sustainable Water Management in Urban Environments, 1st ed. 2016 The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Series, Vol. 47
Coordonnateurs : Younos Tamim, Parece Tammy E.
This volume focuses on practical aspects of sustainable water management in urban areas and presents a discussion of key concepts, methodologies, and case studies of innovative and evolving technologies. Topics include: (1) challenges in urban water resiliency; (2) water and energy nexus; (3) integrated urban water management; and (4) water reuse options (black water, gray water, rainwater). This volume serves as a useful reference for students and researchers involved in holistic approaches to water management, and as a valuable guide to experts in governmental agencies as well as planners and engineers concerned with sustainable water management systems in urban environments.
Integrated Urban Water Management: Improve Efficient Water Management and Climate Change Resilience in Cities.- Carbon Footprint of Water Consumption in Urban Environments: Mitigation Strategies.- Reclaimed Water Use and Energy Consumption: Case Study in Hotel Industry, Beijing.- Urban Stormwater Management: Evolution of Process and Technology.- Stream Restoration in Urban Environments: Concept, Design Principles and Case Studies of Stream Daylighting.- Sustainable Water Management in Green Roofs.- Modern Urban Rainwater Harvesting Systems: Design, Case Studies, Impacts.-Irrigating Urban Agriculture with Harvested Rainwater: Case Study in Roanoke, Virginia, USA.- Urban wastewater for sustainable urban agriculture and water management in developing countries.- Urban Water Management Challenges in Developing Countries: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
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Urban water management; Climate change resilience; Carbon footprint; Water consumption; Reclaimed water use; Urban stormwater management; Stream restoration; Urban rainwater harvesting; Sustainable urban agriculture; Urban water management; water policy; water quality and water pollution; water quality and water pollution