Integrated urban water management : arid and semi-arid regions /: arid and semi-arid regions. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Larry W. Mays.
• Other Names: Mays, Larry W; Unesco.
• Contents: List of Figures List of Tables Acronyms Glossary List of Contributors; 1 Introduction 1.1 Water scarcity in arid and semi-arid regions 1.2 In the beginning 1.3 The urban water cycle and urbanization 1.4 The integrated urban water system 1.5 Integrated Urban Water Management (IUWM): The big picture 1.6 Water resources sustainability 1.7 Focus of case studies 2 Arid and semi-arid regions: What makes them different? 2.1 Physical features 2.2 Climate 2.3 Hydrology 2.4 Urban water management 3 Integrated water supply management in arid and semi-arid regions 3.1 Overall subsystem components and interactions: Conventional systems 3.2 Water reclamation and reuse 3.3 Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) 3.4 Desalination 3.5 Water transfers 3.6 Rainfall harvesting 4 Integrated water excess management in arid and semi-arid regions 4.1 Overall subsystem components and interactions 4.2 Impacts of urbanization on stormwater 4.3 Recommendations for research 5 Interactions and issues of urban water management 5.1 Principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) 5.2 Water laws and policies 5.3 Institutional framework 5.4 Vulnerability of urban water systems 5.5 Tools and models for integrated urban water management 6 Opportunities and challenges 6.1 Realizations 6.2 Gambling with water in the desert References (Chapters 1–6) CASE STUDIES; I Water and wastewater management in Mexico City; Blanca Jimenez II Integrated urban water management in the Tucson, Arizona metropolitan area; Robert G. Arnold and Katherine P. Arnold III Upper Awash River System in Ethiopia; Messele Z. Ejeta, Getu F. Biftu and Dagnachew A. Fanta IV Water treatment for urban water management in China; Jun Ma, Xiaohong Guan and Liqiu Zhang V Challenges for urban water management in Cairo, Egypt: The need for sustainable solutions; El Said M. Ahmed and Mohamed A. Ashour Index Plates
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (228 pages)
• Subjects: 363.61091732; Arid regions -- Water-supply; Municipal water supply -- Management; Water-supply engineering; Arid regions -- Water-supply -- Case studies; Municipal water supply -- Management -- Case studies; Water-supply engineering -- Case studies
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482266207; 1482266202
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