Using large-scale case studies from around the world, this book is focused on the effects of the still increasing urbanization, and, accordingly, the increasing number of urban dwellers and the consequences for the urban water cycle.
Using large-scale case studies from around the world, this book is focused on the effects of the still increasing urbanization, and, accordingly, the ...
Understanding the impacts of urbanization on the urban water cycle and managing the associated health risks demand adequate strategies and measures. Health risks associated with urban water systems and services include the microbiological and chemical contamination of urban waters and outbreak of water-borne diseases, mainly due to poor water and sanitation in urban areas, and the discharge as well as the disposal of inadequately treated, or untreated, industrial and domestic wastewater. Climate change only exacerbates these problems, as alternative scenarios need to be taken into...
Understanding the impacts of urbanization on the urban water cycle and managing the associated health risks demand adequate strategies and measures...
