Sustainable surface water management : a handbook for SuDS / / edited by Susanne M. Charlesworth, Colin A. Booth

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824470703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, : Wiley Blackwell, 2017
• ISBN: 9781118897690 (ebook); 9781118897706 (hbk.); 9781118897683; 1118897684; 9781118897676; 1118897676; 9781118897690; 1118897692
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 409 p.) : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): CharlesworthSusanne; BoothColin (Colin A.)
• Disciplina: 628.16
• Soggetti: Urban runoff; Watershed management; Water quality management
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Section 1 Introduction to the Book -- Chapter 1 An Overture of Sustainable Surface Water Management -- Section 2 Sustainable Surface Water Management in Context -- Chapter 2 Back to the Future? History and Contemporary Application of Sustainable Drainage Techniques -- Chapter 3 Surface Water Strategy, Policy and Legislation -- Chapter 4 Sustainable Drainage Systems: Operation and Maintenance -- Section 3 Functions of Sustainable Drainage Systems -- Chapter 5 Water Quantity: Attenuation of the Storm Peak -- Chapter 6 Urban Water and Sediment Quality -- Chapter 7 Sustainable Drainage Systems: Delivering Multiple Benefits for People and Wildlife -- Chapter 8 Amenity: Delivering Value for Society -- Chapter 9 Biodegradation in Green Infrastructure -- Chapter 10 Hydrocarbon Biodegradation in ; Hard Infrastructure -- Chapter 11 Use of Geosynthetics for Sustainable Drainage -- Section 4 Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Drainage Systems -- Chapter 12 Natural Flood Risk Management and its Role in Working with Natural Processes -- Chapter 13 Sustainable Drainage Systems and Energy: Generation and Reduction -- Chapter 14 Carbon Sequestration and Storage: The Case for Green Roofs in Urban Areas -- Chapter 15 Dual‐Purpose Rainwater Harvesting System Design -- Chapter 16 Progress with Integration of Ecosystem Services in SuDS -- Section 5 Integrating Sustainable Surface Water Management into the Built Environment -- Chapter 17 Whole Life Costing and Multiple Benefits of Sustainable Drainage -- Chapter 18 Green Roof and Permeable Paving Retrofit to Mitigate Pluvial Flooding -- Chapter 19 Contemporary Landscapes and Buildings of Motorway Service Areas -- Chapter 20 Modelling for Design -- Chapter 21 Public Perceptions of Sustainable Drainage Devices -- Section 6 Global Sustainable Surface Water Management -- Chapter 22 Sustainable Drainage Out of the Temperate Zone: The Humid Tropics -- Chapter 23 Sustainable Drainage Systems in Brazil -- Chapter 24 Interim Measures Towards Sustainable Drainage in the Informal Settlements of South Africa -- Chapter 25 Low Impact Development in the USA -- Chapter 26 Sustainable Drainage Systems in Spain -- Chapter 27 Sustainable Drainage at the City Scale: A Case Study in Glasgow, Scotland -- Chapter 28 Water Sensitive Design in Auckland, New Zealand -- Section 7 Summary of the Book -- Chapter 29 Challenges for the Future: Are Sustainable Drainage Systems Really Sustainable? -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Sustainable Surface Water Management: a handbook for SUDS addresses issues as diverse as flooding, water quality, amenity and biodiversity but also mitigation of, and adaptation to, global climate change, human health benefits and reduction in energy use. Chapters are included to cover issues from around the world, but they also address particular designs associated with the implementation of SUDS in tropical areas, problems with retrofitting SUDS devices, SUDS modelling, water harvesting in drought-stricken countries using SUDS and the inclusion of SUDS in the climate change strategies of such cities as Tokyo, New York and Strasbourg.