Rethinking Infrastructure Design for Multi-Use Water Services

• Main Authors: Maksimović, Čedo (Author), Kurian, Mathew (Author), Ardakanian, Reza (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science,
• Subjects: Environment.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable Development.; Environment, general.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

As we approach a historic tipping point in the global trend toward urbanisation – within two decades urban dwellers will increase from 49% to 60% of the planet’s population – this book identifies and addresses a critical problem: water. The editors show how cities can shift from being water consumer...