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Sustainable Urban Water Environment - Climate, Pollution and Adaptation (Hardcover)
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Sustainable Urban Water Environment - Climate, Pollution and Adaptation (Hardcover)
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This multi-disciplinary book provides practical solutions for
safeguarding the sustainability of the urban water
environment.Firstly, the importance of the urban water environment
is highlighted and the major problems urban water bodies face and
strategies to safeguard the water environment are explored.
Secondly, the diversity of pollutants entering the water
environment through stormwater runoff are discussed and modeling
approaches for factoring in climate change and future urban and
transport scenarios are proposed. Thirdly, by linking the concepts
of sustainable urban ecosystems and sustainable urban and transport
development, capabilities of two urban sustainability assessment
models are demonstrated. To achieve sustainability of the urban
water environment and future viability of treatment strategies, a
framework that supports their adaptation to future challenges is
required. A conceptual framework which involves a decision making
cycle integrating best management practices and best planning
practices that can be adopted to ensure future adaptation is also
presented. Taking a holistic approach and with practical
applications for modeling and predictions, Sustainable Urban Water
Environment will strongly appeal to postgraduate students,
practitioners and researchers in environmental science,
environmental policy and urban transport planning. Contents:
Preface Foreword Part I: Risks and Challenges 1. Spreading
Urbanisation and the Water Environment 2. Changing Climate and the
Water Environment 3. Sustaining Urban Water Environments Part II:
Impacts and Predictions 4. Measuring Urban Water Pollutants 5.
Source Contribution of Pollutants 6. Modelling Water Pollutant
Processes Part III: Opportunities and Directions 7. Determining
Urban Sustainability Performance 8. Assessing Sustainability of
Urban Ecosystems 9. Achieving Urban Sustainability and Implications
for the Urban Water Environment 10. Conclusion: Moving Towards
Sustainable Water Futures References Index
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