Water conservation : practices, challenges, and future implications / Monzur A. Imteaz, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Imteaz, Monzur A.

Series:

Environmental research advances series.

Environmental research advances

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water conservation.

Conservation of natural resources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adverse impacts of climate change are evident in many regions of the world and are likely to get worse in the future. Ever increasing urbanisation is also adding to the magnitude of severity in regards to both quantity and quality. Urban water resources and components of water cycles are likely to be affected severely. To minimise consequences on world water resources, a sustainable water resources management strategy is inevitable. Water conservation in general is a salient part of sustainable water resources management. This book describes several water conservation and recycling options, pr

Contents:

""WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS""; ""WATER CONSERVATION PRACTICES, CHALLENGES AND FUTURE IMPLICATIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""ABOUT THE EDITOR""; ""CHAPTER 1 ANALYSIS OF STORMWATER HARVESTING POTENTIAL: A SHIFT IN PARADIGM IS NECESSARY""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DAILY WATER BALANCE MODELLING""; ""EFFECTS OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY""; ""EFFECTS OF SPATIAL VARIABILITY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""CHAPTER 2 RAINWATER HARVESTING AS A MEANS OF WATER CONSERVATION: AN AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STATUS OF RAINWATER TANKS IN AUSTRALIA""; ""A CASE STUDY FOR SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 3 WATER SUPPLY THROUGH RAINWATER HARVESTING IN URBAN AREAS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""REVIEW OF LITERATURE ON RAINWATER HARVESTING IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS IN RECENT YEARS""; ""RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEMS IN BUILDINGS, ADVANTAGES, AND LIMITATIONS""; ""METHODS""; ""RESULTS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""CHAPTER 4 DECISION DILEMMA ADAPTING STORMWATER SYSTEMS TO CLIMATE CHANGE: A TALE OF THREE CITIES""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""APPROACH""; ""MODEL DEVELOPMENT""; ""RESULTS""; ""DATA ANALYSIS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 5 PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES WORLDWIDE""; ""METHOD""; ""SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF HOUSEHOLDS""; ""ANALYSIS OF THE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES""; ""ESTIMATION OF WATER END-USES""

""CHARACTERISTICS OF PLUMBING FIXTURES AND APPLIANCES AND WATER CONSUMPTION PATTERNS""""RESULTS SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS""; ""ACCEPTANCE OF ALTERNATIVE WATER SOURCES""; ""WATER END-USES""; ""WATER CONSUMPTION PATTERNS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 6 CHALLENGES AND POTENTIALS OF REUSING GREYWATER TO REDUCE POTABLE WATER DEMAND""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GREYWATER CHARACTERIZATION""; ""PUBLIC PERCEPTION TOWARDS GREYWATER REUSE""; ""GREYWATER REUSE SYSTEMS""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""CHAPTER 7 REUSE OF LAUNDRY GREYWATER IN IRRIGATION: POTENTIAL CHANGES IN SOIL PARAMETERS""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MATERIAL AND METHODS""; ""RESULTS AND DISCUSSION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""CHAPTER 8 IMPACTS OF WATER PRICE AND RESTRICTIONS IN WATER DEMAND: A CASE STUDY FOR AUSTRALIA""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""WATER PRICE AND DEMAND: AN EVALUATION""; ""DEMAND RESTRICTIONS VS WATER DEMAND""; ""WATER PRICE AND WATER RESTRICTION: EFFECTIVENESS IN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""

""CHAPTER 9 IMPACTS OF LAND COVER CHANGES ON A MOUNTAINOUS LAKE""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 11, 2013).

ISBN:

1-62948-025-8

OCLC:

863157620