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Developing the blue economy / / Robert C. Brears
| Developing the blue economy / / Robert C. Brears |
| Autore | Brears Robert C. |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2021.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 337 p.) : illustration |
| Disciplina | 333.95616 |
| Soggetto topico | Marine resources conservation |
| ISBN |
3-030-84216-9
3030842169 9783030842161 3030842150 9783030842154 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction -- Challenges to the Traditional Ocean Economy -- The Blue Economy -- Sustainable Fisheries -- Sustainable Aquaculture -- Marine Biotechnology -- Marine Renewable Energy -- Coastal Water Resources Management -- Blue Carbon Ecosystems and Ecosystem-based Adaptation -- Blue Financing -- Conclusions. |
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Financing nature-based solutions : exploring public, private, and blended finance models and case studies / / Robert C. Brears
| Financing nature-based solutions : exploring public, private, and blended finance models and case studies / / Robert C. Brears |
| Autore | Brears Robert C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Collana | Palgrave studies in impact finance |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental economics
Financial instruments |
| ISBN |
9783030933258
9783030933241 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introduction -- References -- 2 Nature-Based Solutions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Societal Challenges -- 2.2.1 Climate Change -- 2.2.2 Population Growth and Rapid Urbanisation -- 2.2.3 Increased Food Demand -- 2.2.4 Rising Demand for Water and Deteriorating Water Quality -- 2.2.5 Economic Growth -- 2.2.6 Biodiversity Loss -- 2.2.7 Natural Disasters -- 2.3 Nature-Based Solutions -- 2.3.1 Ecosystem Services -- 2.3.2 Multifunctionality -- 2.3.3 Nature-Based Solutions Meeting Wider Development Goals -- 2.3.4 Typology of Nature-Based Solutions -- 2.3.5 Implementation of Nature-Based Solutions -- 2.4 Multiple Co-Benefits of Applying Nature-Based Solutions -- References -- 3 Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Current Financing Levels of Nature-Based Solutions -- 3.2.1 Future Investment Needs in Nature-Based Solutions -- 3.3 Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 3.4 Sources of Finance -- 3.4.1 International Public Financial Sources -- 3.4.1.1 Multilateral Development Banks -- 3.4.1.2 Bilateral Development Finance Institutions -- 3.4.2 Domestic Public Sources -- 3.4.3 Private Finance Sources -- 3.4.3.1 Institutional Investors -- 3.4.3.2 Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility -- 3.4.4 Blended Finance Sources -- 3.4.4.1 Types of Additionalities -- 3.4.4.2 Actors and Financial Instruments -- 3.4.4.3 Intermediaries -- 3.4.4.4 Principles for Blended Finance -- 3.5 Financing Instruments -- 3.5.1 Combination of Financing Instruments -- 3.6 Barriers to Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 3.7 Role of Governments in Removing Barriers to Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 3.8 Benefits to the Private Sector in Participating in Nature-Based Solutions -- References -- 4 Debt-for-Nature Swaps Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Debt Swap -- 4.3 Debt-for-Nature Swaps -- 4.4 Bilateral Swaps Versus Trilateral Swaps -- 4.4.1 Bilateral Swaps -- 4.4.2 Trilateral Swaps -- 4.5 Key Actors and Motivations -- 4.5.1 Benefits to Actors -- 4.6 Debt-for-Nature Swap Agreements -- 4.7 Establishing a Conservation Trust Fund -- 4.7.1 Governance and Management of Conservation Trust Funds -- 4.7.2 Conservation Trust Fund Disbursement Instruments -- 4.8 Monitoring and Evaluation of Debt-for-Nature Swaps -- References -- 5 Market-Based Instruments Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Market-Based Instruments -- 5.3 Environmental Taxes and Charges -- 5.3.1 Environmental Tax Credits -- 5.3.2 Designing Environmental Taxes and Charges -- 5.4 Subsidies -- 5.4.1 Technical Assistance Grants -- 5.4.2 Benefits of Subsidies -- 5.4.3 Principles for Environmentally Friendly Subsidies -- 5.5 Tradable Permits -- 5.5.1 Water Quality Trading -- 5.5.1.1 Types of Water Quality Trading -- 5.5.1.2 Benefits of Water Quality Trading Programmes -- 5.5.2 Stormwater Credit Trading -- 5.5.3 Tradable Development Rights -- 5.5.3.1 Market Activity of Tradable Development Rights Programmes -- 5.5.3.2 Benefits of Tradable Development Rights -- 5.5.3.3 Monitoring and Enforcement of Tradable Development Rights Programmes -- 5.5.3.4 Conservation Easements -- 5.6 Choice of Market-Based Instruments -- References -- 6 Green Bonds, Loans, Credit Lines, and Microfinance Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Green Bonds -- 6.2.1 Benefits to Issuers and Investors -- 6.2.2 Green Bonds Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 6.2.3 Green Bond Principles -- 6.2.4 Climate Bonds Standard and Certification Scheme -- 6.2.4.1 Agriculture -- 6.2.4.2 Forestry -- 6.2.4.3 Water -- 6.3 Green City Bonds -- 6.4 Environmental Impact Bonds -- 6.5 Green Loans -- 6.5.1 Environmental Benefits of Green Loans. 6.5.2 Principles for Developing and Implementing Green Loans -- 6.6 Green Credit Lines -- 6.7 Green Microfinance -- 6.7.1 Assessment Process for Green Microfinance -- References -- 7 Payments for Ecosystem Services Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Payments for Ecosystem Services -- 7.2.1 Opportunities for Payments for Ecosystem Services Schemes -- 7.3 Payments for Ecosystem Services Actors -- 7.3.1 Buyers -- 7.3.2 Sellers -- 7.3.3 Intermediaries -- 7.4 Transaction Costs -- 7.5 Payments -- 7.5.1 Other Payment Types -- 7.5.2 Auctions -- 7.6 Contract Types -- 7.7 Private Versus Public Schemes -- 7.8 Considerations to Increase Effectiveness and Efficiency -- 7.9 Designing and Implementing a Payments for Ecosystem Services Scheme -- 7.10 Examples of Payments for Ecosystem Services Schemes -- 7.10.1 Payments for Forest Ecosystem Services -- 7.10.2 Payments for Watershed Services -- 7.10.3 Payments for Bundled and Layered Services -- References -- 8 Biodiversity Offsets Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Biodiversity Offsets -- 8.2.1 Restoration and Preservation -- 8.2.2 Biodiversity Offset Currency -- 8.2.3 Mitigation Hierarchy -- 8.2.3.1 Environmental Impact Assessment -- 8.2.3.2 Environmental Impact Assessments Incorporating Ecosystem Services -- 8.3 Biodiversity Offset Principles -- 8.4 Voluntary or Regulatory Biodiversity Offsets -- 8.5 Regulatory-Required Biodiversity Offsets -- 8.5.1 Developer-Initiated Offset Implementation -- 8.5.2 In-Lieu Fees -- 8.5.3 Market Mechanisms -- 8.5.4 Conservation Banks -- 8.5.5 Biodiversity Offset Aggregation -- 8.6 Biodiversity Offset Project Framework -- References -- 9 Public-Private Partnerships Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Public-Private Partnerships -- 9.2.1 Partners -- 9.2.2 Public-Private Partnership Models. 9.3 Other Public-Private Partnership Approaches -- 9.3.1 Local Regeneration Approach -- 9.3.2 Policy Approach -- 9.3.3 Development Approach -- 9.3.4 Governance Approach -- 9.4 Risks and Public-Private Partnerships -- 9.5 Success Factors of Public-Private Partnerships -- 9.6 Public-Private Partnerships and the Sustainable Development Goals -- 9.7 Governing Public-Private Partnerships -- 9.8 Public-Private Partnership Lifecycle -- 9.9 Financing Public-Private Partnerships -- 9.10 Long-Term Performance Monitoring -- 9.11 Application of Public-Private Partnerships in Nature-Based Solutions -- References -- 10 Voluntary Carbon Offsets Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Carbon Sequestration -- 10.2.1 Ecosystem-Based Mitigation -- 10.3 Voluntary Carbon Markets -- 10.3.1 Carbon Offset Projects -- 10.3.2 Buying and Selling Offset Credits -- 10.3.3 Pricing of Carbon Offset Credits -- 10.3.4 Framework for Designing and Developing a Carbon Offset Project -- 10.4 Voluntary Carbon Offset Standards -- 10.4.1 Verified Carbon Standard -- 10.4.2 Gold Standard -- 10.4.3 Plan Vivo -- 10.4.4 American Carbon Registry -- 10.5 Voluntary Carbon Offset Project Types -- 10.5.1 Forestry -- 10.5.2 Agricultural -- 10.5.3 Blue Carbon -- 10.6 Corporate Carbon Neutrality -- References -- 11 Extended Case Studies of Financing Nature-Based Solutions -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Case: Restoration: Wendling Beck Exemplar Project -- 11.3 Case: Restoration: Mobilising Finance for Forests Programme -- 11.4 Case: Issue-Specific: Building Resilience of Communities Through an Ecosystem-Based Approach in Namibia -- 11.5 Case: Issue-Specific: Nature for Climate Peatland Grant Scheme -- 11.6 Case: Infrastructure: New York City Department of Environmental Protection's Green Infrastructure Grant Program. 11.7 Case: Infrastructure: State of Virginia's First Environmental Impact Bond -- 11.8 Case: Management: Channel Payments for Ecosystem Services -- 11.9 Case: Management: Thames Water's Smart Water Catchments Programme -- 11.10 Case: Protection: Caribbean Challenge Initiative Conserving and Protecting the Marine and Coastal Environment -- 11.11 Case: Protection: BirdLife's Fiscal Benefits Project Developed into a Tax Incentive in South Africa -- References -- 12 Best Practices and Conclusion -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Debt-for-Nature Swaps -- 12.3 Market-Based Instruments -- 12.4 Green Debt Financing -- 12.5 Payments for Ecosystem Services -- 12.6 Biodiversity Offsets -- 12.7 Public-Private Partnerships -- 12.8 Voluntary Carbon Markets -- 12.9 Conclusion -- Index. |
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2022] | ||
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Regional water security / / Robert C. Brears
| Regional water security / / Robert C. Brears |
| Autore | Brears Robert C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 211 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.91 |
| Soggetto topico | Water-supply |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-119-66112-9
1-119-66102-1 1-119-66111-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2 Water Security -- Introduction -- Dimensions to Water Security -- Addressing Water Security Risks -- Changes in Water Quantity and Water Quality Affect Water Security -- Trends Impacting Water Security -- Climate Change -- Water-Related Disasters -- Population Growth and Urbanization -- Rapid Economic Growth -- Economic Losses from Floods, Droughts, and Poor Water Quality -- Water-Energy Nexus -- Water-Food Nexus -- Role of Demand Management and Green Infrastructure in Achieving Water Security -- Demand Management -- Green Infrastructure -- References -- Part I Demand Management -- Chapter 3 Water Allocation -- Introduction -- Objectives of Water Allocation Planning -- Water Pricing -- Cost Recovery -- Raising Revenue -- Price Increases -- Subsidies -- Implementing Subsidies -- Water Trading (Reallocation) -- Economic Efficiency -- Basin-Level Modeling and Seasonal Forecasting -- Water Restrictions -- References -- Chapter 4 Water Augmentation -- Introduction -- Conjunctive Use and Development of Surface Water and Groundwater -- Natural and Artificial Recharge -- Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Groundwater for Irrigated Agriculture -- Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Types of Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Source Water -- Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Benefits of Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Source Water Protection -- Benefits of Source Water Protection -- Developing a Source Water Protection Plan -- Regulatory Frameworks -- Policies and Programs -- Nature-Based Solutions for Source Water Protection -- References -- Chapter 5 Water Efficiency -- Introduction -- Water Metering -- Reducing Unaccounted-For Water -- Public Education and Awareness -- School Education -- Developing a Resource-Efficiency Skill Base.
Water Labeling -- Water Efficiency in Buildings -- Water Efficiency Measures for Buildings -- Water-Efficient Landscaping -- Industrial Water Efficiency -- Improving Industrial Water Efficiency -- Agricultural Water Efficiency -- On-Farm Irrigation Audits -- Improving Water Efficiency in Irrigation -- References -- Chapter 6 Water Reuse and Water Recycling -- Introduction -- Rainwater Harvesting -- Stormwater Harvesting -- Water Recycling -- Potable Reuse -- Potable Reuse Treatment -- Onsite Nonpotable Reuse Systems -- Environmental Flows -- Other Alternative Water Sources -- Captured Condensate -- Atmospheric Water Generation Technology -- Water Purification System Discharge Water -- Foundation Water -- Blowdown Water -- Desalinated Water -- Fog Harvesting -- References -- Part II Green Infrastructure -- Chapter 7 Green Buildings and Green Streets -- Introduction -- Green Roofs -- Types of Green Roofs -- Fundamental Design Issues to Consider -- Green Roof Components -- Blue Roofs -- Blue Roof Components -- Rain Barrels and Cisterns -- Rain Barrels -- Cisterns -- Rain Gardens -- Rain Garden Components -- Benefits of Rain Gardens -- Bioswales -- Bioswale Design -- Permeable Surfaces -- Permeable Pavements -- Permeable Pavers -- Green Streets -- Residential Streets -- Commercial Streets -- Arterial Streets -- Alleys -- Green Parking Lots -- Underground Storage -- References -- Chapter 8 Green Parks and Urban Forests -- Introduction -- Green Parks -- Methods for Managing Stormwater in Parks -- Considerations for Using Green Infrastructure -- Green Infrastructure Best Practices for Parks -- Multiple Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Parks -- Creating New Parks and Renovating Existing Parks with Green Infrastructure -- Urban Forests -- Urban Forest Types -- Urban Forests and Water -- Multiple Benefits of Urban Forests. Management of Trees and Ecosystem Services -- Planning and Designing Urban Forests -- Peri-Urban Forests (Green Belts) -- References -- Chapter 9 Water Bodies -- Introduction -- Retention Ponds -- Riparian Buffers -- Creating Riparian Buffers -- Green Infrastructure and River Engineering -- Green Measures -- Green-Gray Measures -- Associated River Management Techniques -- Floodplain Restoration -- Floodways or Flood Bypasses -- Floodplain Restoration Activities -- Conservation Easements and Land Acquisition -- Wetland Restoration -- Wetland Storage -- Wetland Storage-Outflow Relationship -- Restoring Wetlands -- Constructed Wetlands -- Green Corridors -- References -- Chapter 10 Agriculture and Forestry -- Introduction -- Agriculture -- Meadows -- Buffer Strips -- Crop Rotation -- Conservation Tillage -- Cover Crops -- Mulch -- Forestry -- Forest Riparian Buffers -- Floodplain Forests -- References -- Part III Case Studies, Best Practices, and Conclusions -- Chapter 11 Case Studies of Regions Implementing Demand Management and Green Infrastructure to Achieve Regional Water Security -- Introduction -- Water Prices -- Saving Water at Home -- Digital Water Metering Joint Program -- Digital Metering Trial -- Water Compare -- Recycled Water -- Stormwater Harvesting Partnership Fund -- Municipal Water Efficiency Program -- Water Conservation and Reuse Grant Pilot Program -- Comprehensive Water Reuse Program -- Automated Meter Reading -- Green Infrastructure Grant Program -- Bluebelt Program -- Water Rights -- Water Banks -- Irrigation Efficiencies Grant Program -- Agricultural Conservation Easements -- Source Water Protection Grant -- Floodplains by Design -- Free Water Saving Gadgets -- Water Efficiency Audit for Small Businesses -- Standard Water Efficiency Survey -- Process Audit -- Telemetry -- RainScape -- Partnership Flood Alleviation Program. References -- Chapter 12 Best Practices -- Introduction -- Water Allocation -- Water Pricing -- Subsidies -- Water Trading -- Basin-Level Modeling and Seasonal Forecasting -- Water Restrictions -- Water Augmentation -- Conjunctive Use and Development of Surface and Groundwater -- Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Source Water Protection -- Water Efficiency -- Water Metering -- Reducing Unaccounted-for-Water -- Public Education and Awareness -- School Education -- Developing a Resource-Efficiency Skill Base -- Water Labeling -- Water Efficiency in Buildings -- Industrial Water Efficiency -- Agricultural Water Efficiency -- Water Reuse and Water Recycling -- Rainwater Harvesting -- Stormwater Harvesting -- Water Recycling -- Indirect Potable Reuse -- Direct Potable Reuse -- Onsite Nonpotable Reuse Systems -- Environmental Flows -- Other Alternative Water Sources -- Green Buildings and Green Streets -- Green Roofs -- Rain Barrels and Cisterns -- Rain Gardens -- Bioswales -- Permeable Pavement -- Green Streets -- Green Parking Space -- Underground Storage -- Green Parks and Urban Forests -- Green Parks -- Urban Forests -- Water Bodies -- Retention Ponds -- Riparian Buffers -- Green Infrastructure and River Engineering -- Floodplain Restoration -- Wetland Restoration -- Constructed Wetlands -- Green Corridors -- Agriculture and Forestry -- Meadows -- Soil and Water Quality -- Forest Riparian Buffers -- Floodplain Forests -- Extended Case Studies -- Water Allocation -- Water Augmentation -- Water Efficiency -- Water Reuse and Water Recycling -- Green Buildings and Green Streets -- Water Bodies -- Agriculture and Forestry -- Chapter 13 Conclusions -- Demand Management -- Water Allocation -- Water Augmentation -- Water Efficiency -- Water Reuse and Recycling -- Green Infrastructure -- Building and Street Level. Parks and Urban Forests -- Water Bodies -- Agricultural and Forestry Lands -- Implementing Best Practices in Other Regions -- Index -- EULA. |
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| Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , [2021] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Regional water security / / Robert C. Brears
| Regional water security / / Robert C. Brears |
| Autore | Brears Robert C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (vii, 211 pages) |
| Disciplina | 333.91 |
| Soggetto topico | Water-supply |
| ISBN |
1-119-66112-9
1-119-66102-1 1-119-66111-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2 Water Security -- Introduction -- Dimensions to Water Security -- Addressing Water Security Risks -- Changes in Water Quantity and Water Quality Affect Water Security -- Trends Impacting Water Security -- Climate Change -- Water-Related Disasters -- Population Growth and Urbanization -- Rapid Economic Growth -- Economic Losses from Floods, Droughts, and Poor Water Quality -- Water-Energy Nexus -- Water-Food Nexus -- Role of Demand Management and Green Infrastructure in Achieving Water Security -- Demand Management -- Green Infrastructure -- References -- Part I Demand Management -- Chapter 3 Water Allocation -- Introduction -- Objectives of Water Allocation Planning -- Water Pricing -- Cost Recovery -- Raising Revenue -- Price Increases -- Subsidies -- Implementing Subsidies -- Water Trading (Reallocation) -- Economic Efficiency -- Basin-Level Modeling and Seasonal Forecasting -- Water Restrictions -- References -- Chapter 4 Water Augmentation -- Introduction -- Conjunctive Use and Development of Surface Water and Groundwater -- Natural and Artificial Recharge -- Conjunctive Use of Surface Water and Groundwater for Irrigated Agriculture -- Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Types of Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Source Water -- Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Benefits of Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Source Water Protection -- Benefits of Source Water Protection -- Developing a Source Water Protection Plan -- Regulatory Frameworks -- Policies and Programs -- Nature-Based Solutions for Source Water Protection -- References -- Chapter 5 Water Efficiency -- Introduction -- Water Metering -- Reducing Unaccounted-For Water -- Public Education and Awareness -- School Education -- Developing a Resource-Efficiency Skill Base.
Water Labeling -- Water Efficiency in Buildings -- Water Efficiency Measures for Buildings -- Water-Efficient Landscaping -- Industrial Water Efficiency -- Improving Industrial Water Efficiency -- Agricultural Water Efficiency -- On-Farm Irrigation Audits -- Improving Water Efficiency in Irrigation -- References -- Chapter 6 Water Reuse and Water Recycling -- Introduction -- Rainwater Harvesting -- Stormwater Harvesting -- Water Recycling -- Potable Reuse -- Potable Reuse Treatment -- Onsite Nonpotable Reuse Systems -- Environmental Flows -- Other Alternative Water Sources -- Captured Condensate -- Atmospheric Water Generation Technology -- Water Purification System Discharge Water -- Foundation Water -- Blowdown Water -- Desalinated Water -- Fog Harvesting -- References -- Part II Green Infrastructure -- Chapter 7 Green Buildings and Green Streets -- Introduction -- Green Roofs -- Types of Green Roofs -- Fundamental Design Issues to Consider -- Green Roof Components -- Blue Roofs -- Blue Roof Components -- Rain Barrels and Cisterns -- Rain Barrels -- Cisterns -- Rain Gardens -- Rain Garden Components -- Benefits of Rain Gardens -- Bioswales -- Bioswale Design -- Permeable Surfaces -- Permeable Pavements -- Permeable Pavers -- Green Streets -- Residential Streets -- Commercial Streets -- Arterial Streets -- Alleys -- Green Parking Lots -- Underground Storage -- References -- Chapter 8 Green Parks and Urban Forests -- Introduction -- Green Parks -- Methods for Managing Stormwater in Parks -- Considerations for Using Green Infrastructure -- Green Infrastructure Best Practices for Parks -- Multiple Benefits of Green Infrastructure in Parks -- Creating New Parks and Renovating Existing Parks with Green Infrastructure -- Urban Forests -- Urban Forest Types -- Urban Forests and Water -- Multiple Benefits of Urban Forests. Management of Trees and Ecosystem Services -- Planning and Designing Urban Forests -- Peri-Urban Forests (Green Belts) -- References -- Chapter 9 Water Bodies -- Introduction -- Retention Ponds -- Riparian Buffers -- Creating Riparian Buffers -- Green Infrastructure and River Engineering -- Green Measures -- Green-Gray Measures -- Associated River Management Techniques -- Floodplain Restoration -- Floodways or Flood Bypasses -- Floodplain Restoration Activities -- Conservation Easements and Land Acquisition -- Wetland Restoration -- Wetland Storage -- Wetland Storage-Outflow Relationship -- Restoring Wetlands -- Constructed Wetlands -- Green Corridors -- References -- Chapter 10 Agriculture and Forestry -- Introduction -- Agriculture -- Meadows -- Buffer Strips -- Crop Rotation -- Conservation Tillage -- Cover Crops -- Mulch -- Forestry -- Forest Riparian Buffers -- Floodplain Forests -- References -- Part III Case Studies, Best Practices, and Conclusions -- Chapter 11 Case Studies of Regions Implementing Demand Management and Green Infrastructure to Achieve Regional Water Security -- Introduction -- Water Prices -- Saving Water at Home -- Digital Water Metering Joint Program -- Digital Metering Trial -- Water Compare -- Recycled Water -- Stormwater Harvesting Partnership Fund -- Municipal Water Efficiency Program -- Water Conservation and Reuse Grant Pilot Program -- Comprehensive Water Reuse Program -- Automated Meter Reading -- Green Infrastructure Grant Program -- Bluebelt Program -- Water Rights -- Water Banks -- Irrigation Efficiencies Grant Program -- Agricultural Conservation Easements -- Source Water Protection Grant -- Floodplains by Design -- Free Water Saving Gadgets -- Water Efficiency Audit for Small Businesses -- Standard Water Efficiency Survey -- Process Audit -- Telemetry -- RainScape -- Partnership Flood Alleviation Program. References -- Chapter 12 Best Practices -- Introduction -- Water Allocation -- Water Pricing -- Subsidies -- Water Trading -- Basin-Level Modeling and Seasonal Forecasting -- Water Restrictions -- Water Augmentation -- Conjunctive Use and Development of Surface and Groundwater -- Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Flood Managed Aquifer Recharge -- Source Water Protection -- Water Efficiency -- Water Metering -- Reducing Unaccounted-for-Water -- Public Education and Awareness -- School Education -- Developing a Resource-Efficiency Skill Base -- Water Labeling -- Water Efficiency in Buildings -- Industrial Water Efficiency -- Agricultural Water Efficiency -- Water Reuse and Water Recycling -- Rainwater Harvesting -- Stormwater Harvesting -- Water Recycling -- Indirect Potable Reuse -- Direct Potable Reuse -- Onsite Nonpotable Reuse Systems -- Environmental Flows -- Other Alternative Water Sources -- Green Buildings and Green Streets -- Green Roofs -- Rain Barrels and Cisterns -- Rain Gardens -- Bioswales -- Permeable Pavement -- Green Streets -- Green Parking Space -- Underground Storage -- Green Parks and Urban Forests -- Green Parks -- Urban Forests -- Water Bodies -- Retention Ponds -- Riparian Buffers -- Green Infrastructure and River Engineering -- Floodplain Restoration -- Wetland Restoration -- Constructed Wetlands -- Green Corridors -- Agriculture and Forestry -- Meadows -- Soil and Water Quality -- Forest Riparian Buffers -- Floodplain Forests -- Extended Case Studies -- Water Allocation -- Water Augmentation -- Water Efficiency -- Water Reuse and Water Recycling -- Green Buildings and Green Streets -- Water Bodies -- Agriculture and Forestry -- Chapter 13 Conclusions -- Demand Management -- Water Allocation -- Water Augmentation -- Water Efficiency -- Water Reuse and Recycling -- Green Infrastructure -- Building and Street Level. Parks and Urban Forests -- Water Bodies -- Agricultural and Forestry Lands -- Implementing Best Practices in Other Regions -- Index -- EULA. |
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| Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; West Sussex, England : , : Wiley Blackwell, , [2021] | ||
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Urban water security / / Robert C. Brears
| Urban water security / / Robert C. Brears |
| Autore | Brears Robert C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (299 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 363.6/1091732 |
| Collana | Challenges in Water Management Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Water security
Urban hydrology |
| ISBN |
1-119-13174-X
1-78785-133-8 1-119-13175-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Water 101 -- What is urban water security? -- Managing water sustainably to achieve urban water security -- Demand management to achieve urban water security -- Transitions -- Transitions towards managing natural resources and water -- Amsterdam transitioning towards urban water security -- Berlin transitioning towards urban water security -- Copenhagen transitioning towards urban water security -- Denver transitioning towards urban water security -- Hamburg transitioning towards urban water security -- London transitioning towards urban water security -- Singapore transitioning towards urban water security -- Toronto transitioning towards urban water security -- Vancouver transitioning towards urban water security -- Sharing the journey : best practices and lessons learnt. |
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| Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley, , 2017 | ||
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Water resources management : innovative and green solutions / / Robert C. Brears
| Water resources management : innovative and green solutions / / Robert C. Brears |
| Autore | Brears Robert C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 165 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.91 |
| Collana | De Gruyter STEM |
| Soggetto topico | Water-supply - Management |
| ISBN | 3-11-068564-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Innovative water management -- Chapter 3 Conserving and recycling and reusing water -- Chapter 4 Generating renewable energy and recovering resources from wastewater -- Chapter 5 Greening of grey water infrastructure -- Chapter 6 Protecting and restoring water quality in river basins -- Chapter 7 Smart digital water management and managing customers of the future -- Chapter 8 Innovative financial instruments and approaches for water projects -- Chapter 9 Best practices and conclusion -- Index |
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| Berlin ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , [2021] | ||
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