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This book provides a systematic exposition of the design features
of constructed wetlands, and their management (in terms of siting,
physical maintenance, and operation). Only very few books (or
chapters) have been published on constructed wetlands in tropical
conditions and none are current. The selection of plant species,
managing their growth and harvesting cycles, and the impact these
have on the attenuation of organic and inorganic pollutants,
nutrients, and pathogens would be of interest to students and
practitioners of the art working under tropical conditions. The
potential of constructed wetlands as a low-cost intervention for
developing countries in tropical regions that faced water pollution
problems, in particular, deserves to be explored systematically.
'Cities are not just brick and mortar; they represent the dreams,
aspirations, and hopes of societies.'UN Habitat (2008)Urban lakes
are part of many of the cities we live in. They are often
intricately bound with the city's social fabric, valued for direct
utility purposes such as drinking water provision, or for their
aesthetic, historical, cultural, and religious significance.
However, oftentimes in spite of their unique spatial,
socio-cultural, and economic value and 'relationship' with the
city, urban lakes end up as receptacles for waste, or are infilled
for development.This book traces the socio-cultural and
technological dimensions at play for the protection and remediation
of a tropical urban lake, and how these dimensions guide the design
of need-based solutions. It explores design requirements based on
the need for sensitivity to religious and cultural norms, social
values and aesthetic requirements. First-hand experiences of the
writers in planning and executing an urban lake remediation project
in a fast-growing city and a UNESCO heritage site, are drawn as
practical examples. The lessons learnt can find application in
other lakes of cultural significance in tropical regions.
'Cities are not just brick and mortar; they represent the dreams,
aspirations, and hopes of societies.'UN Habitat (2008)Urban lakes
are part of many of the cities we live in. They are often
intricately bound with the city's social fabric, valued for direct
utility purposes such as drinking water provision, or for their
aesthetic, historical, cultural, and religious significance.
However, oftentimes in spite of their unique spatial,
socio-cultural, and economic value and 'relationship' with the
city, urban lakes end up as receptacles for waste, or are infilled
for development.This book traces the socio-cultural and
technological dimensions at play for the protection and remediation
of a tropical urban lake, and how these dimensions guide the design
of need-based solutions. It explores design requirements based on
the need for sensitivity to religious and cultural norms, social
values and aesthetic requirements. First-hand experiences of the
writers in planning and executing an urban lake remediation project
in a fast-growing city and a UNESCO heritage site, are drawn as
practical examples. The lessons learnt can find application in
other lakes of cultural significance in tropical regions.
This book adopts a "show and tell" approach to guiding readers in
the area of industrial wastewater treatment and the facilities
associated with such treatment. It assumes the reader is familiar
with wastewater treatment theory but may be unfamiliar with the
reasons why certain unit processes or equipment are included in
practice, how these work, and why they fail therein. Industrial
wastewaters are extremely varied and this complicates their
treatment and discussion. Numerous tables showing industrial
wastewater characteristics and photographs of facilities are
provided so that the reader can better appreciate industrial
wastewater treatment and its "culture" in Asia, and gain a degree
of familiarity with the subject unachievable if only text
descriptions were used. The book aims to provide a link between
theory and practice. It does not only cover typical textbook
material but also includes much information that would usually be
accessible only to persons who have handled wastewaters and
treatment facilities personally. The numerous examples provided
have been drawn from the author's own field experience over two
decades in Asia.
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