Dry run : preventing the next urban water crisis /

In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for industrial, urban, and environmental reasons stirring up oceans of controversy, there is a growing thirst for in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yudelson, Jerry (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Gabriola Island, BC, Canada : New Society Publishers, [2010]
Colección:desLibris. Books collection.
Temas:
Municipal water supply.
Water conservation projects.
Water efficiency.
Water-supply.
Conservation of natural resources.
Water > Purification.
Water Supply
Conservation of Natural Resources
Water Purification
Eau > Approvisionnement urbain.
Projets de conservation de l'eau.
Économie d'eau.
Eau > Approvisionnement.
Conservation des ressources naturelles.
Eau > Épuration.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Water-supply
Water > Purification
Conservation of natural resources
Municipal water supply
Water conservation projects
Water efficiency
ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A short history of water
  • The coming water crisis
  • Patterns of water use
  • Urban water crises
  • Urban water management
  • Water use in commercial and institutional buildings
  • Water use in the home
  • The colors of water
  • Blue water
  • Graywater
  • Brown water
  • Blackwater
  • Green water
  • Zen water
  • New water
  • Preventing the next urban water crisis
  • Responding to water crises: a tale of four cities
  • Ten steps to preventing the next urban water crisis
  • Water and sustainability.

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