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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Baker, Lawrence A. (1931-....)
Titre(s) : The Water Environment of Cities [Texte électronique] / edited by Lawrence A. Baker
Publication : Boston, MA : Springer US : Springer e-books, 2009
Description matérielle : 1 online resource
Note(s) : For much of the first 200 years of industrialization, the urban water environment
was developed by trial and error, often with unintended consequences. The modern "water
closet" became widely used; public officials realized that sewers were needed, epidemics
of cholera and typhoid were rampart, and eventually, the Cuyahoga River in Ohio literally
caught fire. Along the way, we developed new science, new technology, and new institutions.
Will we do better in the future? Can we do better in the developing world? This central
premise of this book is that we can, if we plan the urban water environment holistically.
The Water Environment of Cities is the first book to develop this holistic vision.
To accomplish this, core chapters are written by leading experts in academia, consulting,
and government. It is written for the broad audience of urban water managers: engineers,
planners, ecologists, hydrologists, social scientists, and others. Chapters are written
to be accessible to students and practitioners across disciplines, each incorporates
cross-cutting themes, and the book is supported by a glossary. Chapters examine urban
water budgets, groundwater management, urban water infrastructure, the movement of
pollutants through urban systems, management of urban streams, integration of water
into planning design, urban water recreation, the legal framework for urban water
management, institutions to manage urban water, and the economics of water supply.
Importantly, after writing their core chapters, chapter authors participated in an
NSF-funded synthesis workshop to integrate concepts throughout the book. The result
is a unique synthesis chapter that outlines five core principles for managing the
urban water environment in the 21st century
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Baker, Lawrence A.. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Écologie du paysage
Sciences de l'environnement
Pollution
Aménagement du territoire
Environnement -- Droit
Géographie physique
Politique de l'environnement
Indice(s) Dewey :
333.7 (23e éd.) = Ressources naturelles et énergie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780387848914
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44644215f
Notice n° :
FRBNF44644215
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