Sustainable Water Management in Urban Environments

ISBN-13: 9783319293356 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 332 str.

Tamim Younos; Tammy Parece

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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).