Urban Water Sustainability: Constructing Infrastructure for Cities and Nature

ISBN-13: 9781138929906 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 186 str.

Sarah Bell

Opis

The provision of a safe and reliable water supply is a major challenge for the world's growing urban populations. This book investigates the implications of different developments in water technology and infrastructure for urban sustainability and the relationship between cities and nature. The book begins by outlining a framework for analysing water technologies and systems, based on theories from critical urban geography, environmental philosophy and the philosophy of technology. It then analyses in detail what the sustainability implications are of different technical developments in water systems, specifically: water efficiency, water reuse, desalination, water sensitive urban design and ecological sanitation. The main purpose of the book is to draw out the social, political and ethical implications of technical changes that are occurring in urban water systems around the world, with positive and negative impacts on sustainability.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Water and sustainable cities  3. Constructing infrastructure  4. Framing cities and nature  5. Demand  6. Sanitation  7. Drainage  8. Reuse  9. Desalination  10. Conclusion

O autorze

Sarah Bell is Professor of Environmental Engineering and EPSRC Living with Environmental Change Research Fellow in the Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources at UCL, UK. She is also Director of the Engineering Exchange, which serves to improve community engagement with engineering and built environment research. She is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.