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1 online resource (xv, 307 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
From taps to toilets and ponds to pipes--A paradigm shift in sustainable water engineering / Colin A. Booth, Susanne M. Charlesworth, Kemi Adeyeye -- Using the byzantine water supply of Constantinople to examine modern concepts of sustainability / Kate Ward, Simon D. Smith, Martin Crapper -- Wholesome water, and natural water sources / John Griggs -- Sustainable greywater engineering / Katherine Hyde -- Technical and non-technical strategies for water efficiency in buildings / Kemi Adeyeye, Ines Meireles, Colin A. Booth -- Cities running out of water / Jeremy Gibberd -- Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) disease prevention and control in low resource countries / Mynepalli K.C. Sridhar, Mumuni Adejumo -- Modelling of a rainwater harvesting system : case studies of university college hospital, residential apartment and office block in Ibadan city, Nigeria / Omolara Lade, David Oloke -- Phytotechnologies in wastewater treatment : a low-cost option for developing countries / Mynepalli K.C. Sridhar, Akinwale O. Coker, Olalekan I. Shittu, Temitope A. Laniyan, Chibueze G. Achi -- Sustainable drainage systems in highway drainage / Alireza Fathollahi, Stephen J. Coupe, Luis A. Sañudo-Fontaneda -- Sustainable drainage, green and blue infrastructure in urban areas / Susanne M. Charlesworth, Frank Warwick -- From umbrellas to sandbags--An integration of flood risk management, engineering and social insights / Tom Lavers, Ian Berry, Colin A. Booth -- Energy harvesting in water supply systems / Armando Carravetta, Miguel Crespo Chacon, Oreste Fecarotta, Aonghus McNabola, Helena M. Ramos -- Soft water engineering design approaches for urban revitalization in post-soviet housing estates / Carme Machí Castañer, Daniel Jato-Espino -- Canals--The past, the present and potential futures / Carly B. Rose -- Towards sustainable water engineering : insights and inferences for the future / Susanne M. Charlesworth, Colin A. Booth, Kemi Adeyeye. |
| Summary |
Sustainable Water Engineering introduces the latest thinking from academic, stakeholder and practitioner perspectives who address challenges around flooding, water quality issues, water supply, environmental quality and the future for sustainable water engineering. In addition, the book addresses historical legacies, strategies at multiple scales, governance and policy.--Publisher's description. |
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Water-supply engineering.
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Water resources development.
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Eau -- Approvisionnement -- Technique.
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Ressources en eau -- Exploitation.
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water resources development.
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Water resources development
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Water-supply engineering
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| Added Author |
Charlesworth, Susanne, editor.
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Booth, Colin (Colin A.), editor.
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Adeyeye, Kemi, 1979- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780128164044 |
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Print version: 0128161205 9780128161203 (OCoLC)1126212029 |
| ISBN |
9780128164044 (electronic bk.) |
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0128164042 (electronic bk.) |
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9780128161203 |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000068363355 |
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AU@ 000068659189 |
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