The Water Environment of Cities

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Baker, Lawrence A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2009.
• Θέματα: Environment.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Physical geography.; Civil engineering.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Water pollution.; Environmental Management.; World Regional Geography (Continents, Countries, Regions).; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Civil Engineering.

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 ram...

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• Groundwater in the Urban Environment
• Urban Infrastructure and Use of Mass Balance Models for Water and Salt
• New Concepts for Managing Urban Pollution
• Streams and Urbanization
• Urban Water Recreation: Experiences, Place Meanings, and Future Issues
• Urban Design and Urban Water Ecosystems
• Legal Framework for the Urban Water Environment
• Institutions Affecting the Urban Water Environment
• Institutional Structures for Water Management in the Eastern United States
• Adaptive Water Quantity Management: Designing for Sustainability and Resiliency in Water Scarce Regions
• Demand Management, Privatization, Water Markets, and Efficient Water Allocation in Our Cities
• Principles for Managing the Urban Water Environment in the 21st Century.