- 228 pages
- English
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About This Book
The Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM) is an emerging approach to managing the entire urban water cycle in an integrated way, which is key to achieving the sustainability of urban water resources and services. An examination ofintegrated management of water resources in urban settings, this book focuses on issues specific to arid and semi-arid regions. It provides an overview of the various aspects of IUWM in arid and semi-arid regions, emphasizingwater supply technologies such as artificial recharge, water transfers, desalination, and rainfall harvesting. The bookdiscusses water excess management in the context ofthe stormwater and the floodplain management systems.It includes case studies from developed and developing countries thatunderline the needs and challenges of water management in urban environments in arid and semi-arid regions around the world.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Foreword
- Preface
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Acronyms
- Glossary
- List of Contributors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Arid and semi-arid regions: What makes them different?
- 3 Integrated water supply management in arid and semi-arid regions
- 4 Integrated water excess management in arid and semi-arid regions
- 5 Interactions and issues of urban water management
- 6 Opportunities and challenges
- References
- CASE STUDIES
- Index
- Plates