Sustainable urban water environment : climate, pollution and adaptation /
Ashantha Goonetilleke, Tan Yigitcanlar, Godwin A. Ayoko, Prasanna Egodawatta.
- Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar, [2014]
- xxvii, 276 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-271) and index.
Machine generated contents note: pt. I RISKS AND CHALLENGES -- 1.Spreading urbanisation and the water environment -- 2.Changing climate and the water environment -- 3.Sustaining urban water environments -- pt. II IMPACTS AND PREDICTIONS -- 4.Measuring urban water pollutants -- 5.Source contributions of pollutants -- 6.Modelling water pollutant processes -- pt. III OPPORTUNITIES AND DIRECTIONS -- 7.Determining urban sustainability performance -- 8.Assessing sustainability of urban ecosystems -- 9.Achieving urban sustainability and implications for the urban water environment -- 10.Conclusion: Moving towards sustainable water futures.
1781004633 (hardback) 9781781004630 (hardback)
2013947142
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
COMPUTER SIMULATION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
URBAN AREAS
WATER POLLUTION
TD365 / .S88 2014
363.3/1
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-271) and index.
Machine generated contents note: pt. I RISKS AND CHALLENGES -- 1.Spreading urbanisation and the water environment -- 2.Changing climate and the water environment -- 3.Sustaining urban water environments -- pt. II IMPACTS AND PREDICTIONS -- 4.Measuring urban water pollutants -- 5.Source contributions of pollutants -- 6.Modelling water pollutant processes -- pt. III OPPORTUNITIES AND DIRECTIONS -- 7.Determining urban sustainability performance -- 8.Assessing sustainability of urban ecosystems -- 9.Achieving urban sustainability and implications for the urban water environment -- 10.Conclusion: Moving towards sustainable water futures.
1781004633 (hardback) 9781781004630 (hardback)
2013947142
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
COMPUTER SIMULATION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
URBAN AREAS
WATER POLLUTION
TD365 / .S88 2014
363.3/1