Aquatic Habitats In Sustainable Urban Water Management

Author : Iwona Wagner,Jiri Marsalek,Pascal Breil
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203932490

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Aquatic Habitats in Sustainable Urban Water Management by Iwona Wagner,Jiri Marsalek,Pascal Breil Pdf

Aquatic habitats supply a wide range of vital ecosystem benefits to cities and their inhabitants. The unsustainable use of aquatic habitats, including inadequate urban water management itself, however, tends to alter and reduce their biodiversity and therewith diminish their ability to provide clean water, protect us from waterborne diseases and pollutants, keep urban areas safe from flooding, and support recreational ecosystem services and even the aesthetic enjoyment of our world. Aquatic Habitats in Sustainable Urban Water Management – the result of collaboration between UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme and its Man and the Biosphere Programme – aims at improving our understanding of aquatic habitats, related ecosystem goods and services, and conservation and sustainable use – with a special focus on their integration into urban water management. The first part of this volume reviews basic concepts and challenges in urban aquatic habitats, as well as strategies for their management integration. The second part examines technical measures related to habitats management and rehabilitation, along with their incorporation into urban planning and their role in human health. The final part looks at current urban aquatic habitat issues and practical approaches to solving them through the lens of case studies from around the globe. Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP Following from the Sixth Phase of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (2002–2007), the Urban Water Series – UNESCO-IHP addresses fundamental issues related to the role of water in cities and the effects of urbanization on the hydrological cycle and water resources. Focusing on the development of integrated approaches to sustainable urban water management, the Series should inform the work of urban water management practitioners, policy-makers and educators throughout the world.

Author : Iwona Wagner,Jiri Marsalek,Pascal Breil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Aquatic habitats
ISBN : LCCN:2007032493

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Aquatic Habitats in Sustainable Urban Water Management by Iwona Wagner,Jiri Marsalek,Pascal Breil Pdf

Aquatic habitats supply a wide range of vital ecosystem benefits to cities and their inhabitants. The unsustainable use of aquatic habitats, including inadequate urban water management, however, tends to alter and reduce their biodiversity and thereby diminish their ability to provide clean water, protect humans from waterborne diseases and pollutants, keep urban areas safe from flooding, and support recreational ecosystem services and even aesthetic enjoyment. This publication aims at improving understanding of aquatic habitats, related ecosystem goods and services, and conservation and sustainable use, with a special focus on their integration into urban water management.--Publisher's description.

Author : Tim Fletcher,Ana Deletic
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203932476

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Data Requirements for Integrated Urban Water Management by Tim Fletcher,Ana Deletic Pdf

Integrated urban water management relies on data allowing us to analyse, understand and predict the behaviour of the individual water cycle components and their interactions. The concomitant monitoring of the complex of urban water system elements makes it possible to grasp the entirety of relations among the various components of the urban water cycle and so develop a holistic approach to solving urban water problems. Data Requirements for Integrated Urban Water Managements - issuing from UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme project on this topic - is geared towards improving integrated urban water management by providing guidance on the collection, validation, storage, assessment and utilization of the relevant data. The first part of this volume describes general principles for developing a monitoring programme in support of sustainable urban water management. The second part examines in detail the monitoring of individual water cycle components. Two case studies in the final part illustrating attempts to deliver an integrated monitoring system help demonstrate the fundamental principles of sustainable urban water management elaborated here.

Author : Larry A. Roesner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Architecture
ISBN : UOM:39015040980214

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Effects of Watershed Development and Management on Aquatic Ecosystems by Larry A. Roesner Pdf

This collection contains 40 papers on ecosystems in urban areas presented at a conference on the effects of watershed development and management on aquatic ecosystems, held in Snowbird, Utah, August 4-9, 1996.

Author : Tamim Younos,Tammy E. Parece
Publisher : Springer
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319293370

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Sustainable Water Management in Urban Environments by Tamim Younos,Tammy E. Parece Pdf

This volume focuses on practical aspects of sustainable water management in urban areas and presents a discussion of key concepts, methodologies, and case studies of innovative and evolving technologies. Topics include: (1) challenges in urban water resiliency; (2) water and energy nexus; (3) integrated urban water management; and (4) water reuse options (black water, gray water, rainwater). This volume serves as a useful reference for students and researchers involved in holistic approaches to water management, and as a valuable guide to experts in governmental agencies as well as planners and engineers concerned with sustainable water management systems in urban environments.

Author : Oliver M. Brandes,POLIS Project on Ecological Governance
Publisher : Polis Project
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : NWU:35556037251253

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At a Watershed by Oliver M. Brandes,POLIS Project on Ecological Governance Pdf

Author : Shimon C. Anisfeld
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781642830064

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Water Management by Shimon C. Anisfeld Pdf

Flooding in California. Drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. Massive fish kills in Texas and Australia. “Forever chemicals” in US drinking water. Similar headlines are sure to dominate the news in the years ahead. What is sometimes missing from the headlines, though, is an understanding that these diverse problems are related: manifestations of serious underlying stresses on our water systems. These stresses require sustained attention from water managers, scientists, policymakers, and the public, even after the headlines have faded. That attention, in turn, requires a shared understanding of how water systems function, the problems facing them, and the tools available to increase their resilience. This text fills that need by providing the necessary knowledge base for understanding and managing complex water problems. It is geared primarily towards students in water management courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels but will also be a helpful resource for practicing water professionals who want to get new ideas or a broader view of the subject. Rather than focusing on one type of water problem (as many water books do), this text explores the entire gamut of water issues, from dams to desalination, from flooding to famine, from prior appropriation to pumped storage, from sanitation to stormwater. And rather than teaching from one disciplinary perspective (as many water books do), it looks at water problems through a variety of lenses: hydrology, climate science, ecology, and engineering, but also law, economics, history, and environmental justice. The result is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to one of the most critical and demanding challenges of our time: developing just and sustainable solutions to water management.

Author : Jiri Marsalek
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781482288544

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Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions by Jiri Marsalek Pdf

Effective management of urban water should be based on a scientific understanding of the impact of human activity on both the urban hydrological cycle - including its processes and interactions - and the environment itself. Such anthropogenic impacts, which vary broadly in time and space, need to be quantified with respect to local climate, urban d

Author : Petr Hlavinek,Tamara Kukharchyk,Jiri Marsalek,Ivana Mahrikova
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781402046858

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Integrated Urban Water Resources Management by Petr Hlavinek,Tamara Kukharchyk,Jiri Marsalek,Ivana Mahrikova Pdf

Growing populations and rising standards of living exert stress on water supply and the quality of drinking water. This book presents aspects of challenges in the management of urban water resources, urban water supply, urban drainage and water bodies, wastewater treatment, security, and reuse. The book presents expert opinions which indicate that the way to deal with the current urban water management dilemmas is by integrated management and innovative delivery of water services.

Author : Martin T. Dokulil,Karl Donabaum,Katrin Teubner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319932705

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The Alte Donau: Successful Restoration and Sustainable Management by Martin T. Dokulil,Karl Donabaum,Katrin Teubner Pdf

Here we report on a 25-year long-term sequence of measures to return a deteriorated recreational urban lake, Alte Donau in Vienna to acceptable water quality. Metropolitan waters require focused ecosystem management plans and intensive in-lake efforts. We explored physico-chemical conditions, food web from viruses to fish and water birds, the sediments, the littoral zone and the catchment, management and urban planning, and global warming. Several restoration techniques were tested and critically evaluated. The final management plan was based on bi-stable theory. During the recovery phase, numerous surplus adjustments had to be implemented to secure sustainable achievement.

Author : Chris Frid,Mike Dobson,Michael Dobson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199693290

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Ecology of Aquatic Management by Chris Frid,Mike Dobson,Michael Dobson Pdf

This book explores current exploitation practices, and the ecological basis and consequences of that exploitation.

Author : Jiri Marsalek,Blanca Jimenez Cisneros,Mohammad Karamouz,Per-Arne Malmquist,Joel Avruch Goldenfum,Bernard Chocat
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780203932469

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Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions by Jiri Marsalek,Blanca Jimenez Cisneros,Mohammad Karamouz,Per-Arne Malmquist,Joel Avruch Goldenfum,Bernard Chocat Pdf

Effective management of urban water should be based on a scientific understanding of the impact of human activity on both the urban hydrological cycle – including its processes and interactions – and the environment itself. Such anthropogenic impacts, which vary broadly in time and space, need to be quantified with respect to local climate, urban development, cultural, environmental and religious practices, and other socio-economic factors. Urban Water Cycle Processes and Interactions represents the fruit of a project by UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme on this topic. The volume begins by introducing the urban water cycle concept and the need for integrated or total management. It then explores in detail the manifold hydrological components of the cycle, the diverse elements of urban infrastructure and water services, and the various effects of urbanization on the environment – from the atmosphere and surface waters to wetlands, soils and groundwater, as well as biodiversity. A concluding series of recommendations for effective urban water management summarize the important findings set forth here. Urban Water Series - UNESCO-IHP Volumes Following from the Sixth Phase of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme (2002–2007), the Urban Water Series – UNESCO-IHP addresses fundamental issues related to the role of water in cities and the effects of urbanization on the hydrological cycle and water resources. Focusing on the development of integrated approaches to sustainable urban water management, the Series should inform the work of urban water management practitioners, policy-makers and educators throughout the world.

Author : Lawrence A. Baker
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387848914

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The Water Environment of Cities by Lawrence A. Baker Pdf

The concept for the Water Environment of Cities arose from a workshop “Green 1 Cities, Blue Waters” workshop held in 2006. The workshop assembled experts from engineering, planning, economics, law, hydrology, aquatic ecology, geom- phology, and other disciplines to present research ?ndings and identify key new ideas on the urban water environment. At a lunch discussion near the end of the workshop, several of us came to the recognition that despite having considerable expertise in a narrow discipline, none of us had a vision of the “urban water en- ronment” as a whole. We were, as in the parable, blind men at opposite ends of the elephant, knowinga great deal about the parts, but notunderstandingthe whole. We quickly recognized the need to develop a book that would integrate this knowledge to create this vision. The goal was to develop a book that could be used to teach a complete, multidisciplinary course, “The Urban Water Environment”, but could also be used as a supplemental text for courses on urban ecosystems, urban design, landscapearchitecture,water policy,waterqualitymanagement andwatershed m- agement. The book is also valuable as a reference source for water professionals stepping outside their arena of disciplinary expertise. The Water Environment of Cities is the ?rst book to use a holistic, interdis- plinary approach to examine the urban water environment. We have attempted to portrayaholisticvisionbuiltaround theconcept of water as a coreelement ofcities. Water has multipleroles:municipalwatersupply,aquatichabitat,landscapeaesth- ics, and recreation. Increasingly, urban water is reused, serving multiple purposes.

Author : Jan Feyen,Kelly Shannon,Matthew Neville
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780203884102

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Water and Urban Development Paradigms by Jan Feyen,Kelly Shannon,Matthew Neville Pdf

Communication across and integration of disciplines in the urban-water sector seems today more imperative than ever before. Water is a strategic and shrinking resource. It is probably the world's most valuable resource and clean water has even been touted as the 'next oil'. Control of water - from access to management - has always been a

Author : Quentin Grafton,Katherine A. Daniell,Céline Nauges,Jean-Daniel Rinaudo,Noel Wai Wah Chan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401798013

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Understanding and Managing Urban Water in Transition by Quentin Grafton,Katherine A. Daniell,Céline Nauges,Jean-Daniel Rinaudo,Noel Wai Wah Chan Pdf

This book examines changes and transitions in the way water is managed in urban environments. This book originated from a joint French-Australian initiative on water and land management held in Montpellier, France. The book delivers practical insights into urban water management. It links scientific insights of researchers with the practical experiences of urban water practitioners to understand and respond to key trends in how urban water is supplied, treated and consumed. The 51 contributors to the volume provide a range of insights, case studies, summaries and analyses of urban water and from a global perspective. The first section on water supply and sanitation includes case studies from Zimbabwe, France and South Africa, among others. Water demand and water economics are addressed in the second section of the book, with chapters on long-term water demand forecasting, the social determinants of water consumption in Australian cities, a study of water quality and consumption in France, governance and regulation of the urban water sector and more. The third section explores water governance and integrated management, with chapters on water management in Quebec, in the Rotterdam-Rijnmond urban area, in Singapore and in Australia. The final section offers perspectives on challenges and future uncertainties for urban water systems in transition. Collectively, the diverse insights provide an important step forward in response to the challenges of sustainably delivering water safely, efficiently and equitably.