Governing the Nexus : Water, Soil and Waste Resources Considering Global Change / / edited by Mathew Kurian, Reza Ardakanian
| Governing the Nexus : Water, Soil and Waste Resources Considering Global Change / / edited by Mathew Kurian, Reza Ardakanian |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.7
338.927 519 630 |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Ecology Remote sensing Agriculture System theory Sustainable Development Environment, general Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry Complex Systems |
| ISBN | 3-319-05747-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Part I Global Change and the Nexus Approach to Management of Environmental Resources -- 1. The Nexus Approach to Governance of Environmental Resources Considering Global Change -- 2. The Water-Energy-Food Nexus-Enhancing Adaptive Capacity to Complex Global Challenges -- 3. The Nexus Approach to Managing Water, Soil and Waste under Changing Climate and Growing Demands on Natural Resources -- Part II Financing of Infrastructure Projects: Implications for Sustainability and Accountability -- 4. Inter-Governmental Fiscal Relations: Questions of Accountability and Autonomy -- 5. Results Based Financing and its Potential Role in Advancing the Nexus Approach -- 6. Life-Cycle Cost Analysis of Infrastructure Projects -- Part III Strategies for Implementation: Guidance on Resource Reuse and Data Visualization -- 7. Applications of Life-Cycle Cost Analysis in Water and Wastewater Projects: Lessons from European Experience -- 8. Designing Sustainable Reuse Systems: Towards an Agroecology of Wastewater Irrigation -- 9. Data Visualization of Water Services: Applications for Nexus Governance in Africa -- 10. Policy is Policy and Science is Science: Shall the Twain Ever Meet?. . |
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Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations : Questions of Accountability and Autonomy / / by Linda Gonçalves Veiga, Mathew Kurian, Reza Ardakanian
| Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations : Questions of Accountability and Autonomy / / by Linda Gonçalves Veiga, Mathew Kurian, Reza Ardakanian |
| Autore | Gonçalves Veiga Linda |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (79 p.) |
| Disciplina | 336 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Remote sensing Agriculture Ecology System theory Sustainable Development Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry Environment, general Complex Systems |
| ISBN | 3-319-06296-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | PART I: Trends in Financing of Public Services -- 1. Government Intervention in the Economy -- 2. Multi-Level System of Government -- 3. Worldwide Trends in Decentralization -- PART II: Public Budgets: Governance Structures, Norms and Organizational Practices -- 1. Budget Basics -- 2. Expenditure Responsibilities -- 3. Subnational Governments’ Fiscal Autonomy -- 4. Debt -- PART III: Issues of Accountability and Policy Outcomes - Key Lessons From Recent International Experience -- 1. Accountability, Governance and Public Expenditure Efficiency -- 2. Decentralization and Local Accountability -- 3. Decentralization and Governance -- 4. Accountability, Governance and Policy Outcomes. |
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Life-cycle Cost Approach for Management of Environmental Resources : A Primer / / by V. Ratna Reddy, Mathew Kurian, Reza Ardakanian
| Life-cycle Cost Approach for Management of Environmental Resources : A Primer / / by V. Ratna Reddy, Mathew Kurian, Reza Ardakanian |
| Autore | Reddy V. Ratna |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (73 p.) |
| Disciplina | 658.1552 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Ecology Environmental management Agriculture System theory Sustainable Development Environment, general Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management Complex Systems |
| ISBN | 3-319-06287-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA): Rationale and Relevance -- 1.1 What Is LCCA and Why?- 1.2 LCCA and Green Economy -- 1.3 LCCA and Sustainable Services -- 2. Life-Cycle Cost Approach (LCCA): Framework and Concepts -- 2.1 The Framework -- 2.2 Cost Components -- 2.3 Discount Rates, Annualisation and Functional Unit -- 2.4 Components of Life-Cycle Model -- 2.5 Ris K-Based Life Cycle Cost Analysis and Simulations -- 2.6 Methods and Tools of Environmental Impacts -- 3. LCCA Applications In Infrastructure and Other Projects: Some Case Studies -- 3.1 LCCA Application in the Real World -- 3.2 Case Studies (A): Construction; Power; Roads; etc -- 3.3 Case Studies (B): Natural Resource Based Projects Like Drinking Water and Sanitation (WASH); Crop Systems (Paddy); Agro-Processing (Bio-Ethanol, etc) -- 3.4 Case Studies (C): LCCA Application in the Developing Country Context -- 3.5 Good Practices of LCCA -- 3.6 Constraints and Challenges in the Application of LCCA in the Developing Countries. |
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Rethinking Infrastructure Design for Multi-Use Water Services / / by Čedo Maksimović, Mathew Kurian, Reza Ardakanian
| Rethinking Infrastructure Design for Multi-Use Water Services / / by Čedo Maksimović, Mathew Kurian, Reza Ardakanian |
| Autore | Maksimović Čedo |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (102 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.7 |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science |
| Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Ecology Regional planning City planning Sustainable Development Environment, general Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning |
| ISBN | 3-319-06275-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Module 1: Rethinking Infrastructure Design For Multi-Use Water Services -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Most Apparent Impacts of Climate Changes And Variability -- 3. What Is Wrong with Existing Systems? -- 4. What Is the Blue Green Solution Concept? -- 4.1 Reduced Pluvial Flood Risk -- 4.2 Water Pollution -- 4.3 Alternative Water (Re)Sources -- 4.4 Urban Heat Island -- 4.5 Air Pollution -- 4.6 Droughts -- 4.7 Urban Agriculture -- 4.8 Urban Amenity and Blue Green Corridors -- 5. Conclusions -- References -- Module 2: What Are the Main Options For Applying the Blue-Green Dream -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Wastewater Reuse And Recycling -- 3. Urban Green Spaces -- 4. Rainwater Harvesting -- 5. Green Roofs -- 6. Urban Agriculture -- 7. Living Wall Systems -- 8. Decentralized Systems To Manage and Reuse Stormwater Runoff On-Site -- 9. Integrating Blue and Green Measures -- 10. How Can We Calculate the Value of Blue Green Systems?- 11. Tools For Supporting Urban Blue-Green Design -- 12. References -- Module 3: Case Studies Illustrating The Blue-Green Options -- 1. “Four Alls For All”: Policy Act On Decentralized Water Supply Through Rainwater Harvesting and Management Systems in Seoul -- 2. Water Sensitive Urban Design in Lynbrook Estate, Melbourne, Australia -- 3. Green City, Clean Waters: The Vision Of Philadelphia -- 4. Integrated Water Recycling in Brisbane, Australia -- 5. Bedzed – Zero Energy Development -- References. |
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