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Sustainable Water Management in Urban Environments / edited by Tamim Younos, Tammy E. Parece.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 1616-864X ; 47
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental chemistry.
- Water.
- Hydrology.
- Sustainability.
- Pollution.
- Environmental Chemistry.
- Local Subjects:
- Environmental Chemistry.
- Water.
- Sustainability.
- Pollution.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XVIII, 332 p. 107 illus., 91 illus. in color.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2016.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
- Summary:
- 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. .
- Contents:
- 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).
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 3-319-29337-0
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