Screen LibraryWater centric sustainable communities planning, retrofitting, and building the next urban environment /
The current literature compartmentalizes the complex issue of water and wastewater into its discrete components; technology, planning, policy, construction, economics, etc. Considered from the perspective of sustainability, however, water in the urban environment must be approached as a single resou...
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470949962 |
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The current literature compartmentalizes the complex issue of water and wastewater into its discrete components; technology, planning, policy, construction, economics, etc. Considered from the perspective of sustainability, however, water in the urban environment must be approached as a single resource that can be continuously reused and recycled. From new construction to the retrofitting of existing systems, this book presents the case for a new urban relationship to water, one with a more sustainable connection to the environment and the hydrological cycle. Through case studies of successf |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xviii, 606 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9780470642825 (ebk) 0470642823 (ebk) 9780470642832 (ebk) 0470642831 (ebk) 9780470642849 (ebk) 047064284X (ebk) 9780470949962 (ebk) 0470949961 (ebk) 9780470951699 (ebk) 0470951699 (ebk) 9780470951934 (ebk) 0470951931 (ebk) |
| Index Number: | TD346 |
| CLC: | TU991 |
| Contents: | Historic paradigms of urban water/stormwater/wastewater management and drivers for change -- Urban sustainability concepts -- Planning and design for sustainable and resilient cities: theories, strategies, and best practices for green infrastructure -- Stormwater pollution abatement and flood control--stormwater as a resource -- Water demand and conservation -- Water reclamation and reuse -- Treatment and resource recovery unit processes -- Energy and urban water systems--towards net zero carbon footprint -- Restoring urban streams -- Planning and management of sustainable future communities |