Urban Stormwater and Flood Management Enhancing the Liveability of Cities /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jegatheesan, Veeriah (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Goonetilleke, Ashantha (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), van Leeuwen, John (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kandasamy, Jaya (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Warner, Doug (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Myers, Baden (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Bhuiyan, Muhammed (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Spence, Kevin (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Parker, Geoffrey (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Applied Environmental Science and Engineering for a Sustainable Future,
• Subjects: Water pollution.; Water quality.; Environmental management.; Environmental health.; Hydrology.; Climate change.; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution.; Water Quality/Water Pollution.; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management.; Water and Health.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Climate Change.

This book brings together the experiences of engineers and scientists from Australia and the United Kingdom providing the current status on the management of stormwater and flooding in urban areas and suggesting ways forward. It forms a basis for the development of a framework for the implementation...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction to urban stormwater - A global perspective
• 2. Stormwater harvesting and flood mitigation - A UK perspective
• 3. Urban Water Quality
• 4. Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD)
• 5. Recycling and treatment of water under urban intensification
• 6. Storm Water Harvesting
• 7. Urban Stormwater & Flood Management
• 8. Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to the management of stormwater and the mitigation of floods.