LEADER 04912nam 2200745 450 001 9910136418203321 005 20230926041551.0 010 $a1-118-89765-X 010 $a1-118-89763-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000604181 035 $a(EBL)4426764 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001622873 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16359506 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001622873 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14928471 035 $a(PQKB)10367127 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16356522 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14928503 035 $a(PQKB)20398910 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4426764 035 $a(DLC) 2016010425 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4426764 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11163807 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL900913 035 $a(OCoLC)945612225 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000604181 100 $a20160615h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe water sensitive city /$fGary Grant 210 1$aChichester, West Sussex, England :$cWiley Blackwell,$d2016. 210 4$d©2016 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 225 1 $aTHEi Wiley ebooks 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-118-89764-1 311 $a1-118-89766-8 327 $aMachine generated contents note: About the Author Acknowledgement 1. Water & Cities 2. A Brief History of Water Supply & Sanitation 3. Demand 4. Supply 5. Climate Change & Water 6. Microclimate 7. Ecosystem Approach 8. Rivers & Coasts 9. Near-Natural Drainage 10. Reduce 11. Collect 12. Recycle 13. Water Quality 14. Future Water Sensitive Cities Useful resources. 330 $a"This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management. The approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent straight to drains but is intercepted by features like green roofs, rain gardens, swales and ponds.Cities in particular need to change the existing linear model of water consumption and use to a more circular one in order to survive. The Water Sensitive City brings together the various specialised technical discussions that have been continuing for some time into a volume that is more accessible to designers (engineers and architects), urban planners and managers, and policymakers"-- Provided by publisher. 330 $a"This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management, including for example, exponents of the Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) approach in Australia and Low Impact Development in the US. This new approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent straight to drains but is intercepted by features like green roofs, rain gardens, swales and ponds. This water sensitive approach conserves water, reduces flooding, cleans water (and therefore streams, rivers and seas). It is compatible with the greener city and green infrastructure agendas, whereby policy makers want to make cities more liveable. This subject matters because the current use of water by cities is unsustainable. Cities in particular need to change the existing linear model of water consumption and use to a more circular one in order to survive. Aquifers all over the world, including some that have taken millions of years to form, are predicted to dry up in the coming decades. Reservoirs, eg Lake Mead near Las Vegas once believed to have permanently solved water supply problems, are falling to dangerously low levels. This book is needed in order to bring together the various specialised technical discussions that have been continuing for some time into a volume that is more accessible to designers (engineers and architects), urban planners and managers, and policymakers. People need to understand that urban water management should increasingly become their concerns rather than a technical matter to be addressed by specialists alone"-- Provided by publisher. 410 0$aTHEi Wiley ebooks. 606 $aMunicipal water supply 606 $aWater-supply$xManagement 606 $aWater demand management 606 $aUrban ecology (Biology) 606 $aUrban ecology (Sociology) 615 0$aMunicipal water supply. 615 0$aWater-supply$xManagement. 615 0$aWater demand management. 615 0$aUrban ecology (Biology) 615 0$aUrban ecology (Sociology) 676 $a363.6/1068 686 $aBUS072000$2bisacsh 700 $aGrant$b Gary$f1958-$0889816 712 02$aWiley Online Library (Servicio en línea) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136418203321 996 $aThe water sensitive city$92047915 997 $aUNINA