Managing Urban Rivers : From Planning to Practice /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Shinde, Victor R., Mishra, Rajiv Ranjan, Bhonde, Uday, Vaidya, Hitesh
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2024]
Temas:
City planning.
Rivers > Economic aspects.
River engineering.
Watershed management.
Technologie fluviale.
Bassins hydrographiques > Gestion.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Managing Urban Rivers
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • List of contributors
  • Preface
  • Messages and blurbs
  • Glossary
  • A. Introduction and context setting
  • 1 Cities and rivers: a symbiotic relationship
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.1.1 River and economy
  • 1.1.2 River and people
  • 1.1.3 River and ecology
  • 1.2 Transformation of rivers with time
  • 1.3 Uniqueness, enormity of challenges, and urban river governance
  • 1.3.1 Variables directly affecting river-city interaction
  • 1.4 River as provider
  • 1.4.1 Water and food security
  • 1.4.2 Energy security
  • 1.4.3 Transportation, communication, and cultural assimilation
  • 1.4.4 Industry
  • 1.4.5 Fisheries
  • 1.4.6 Health and hygiene
  • 1.4.7 Recreation and tourism
  • 1.4.8 Public spaces
  • 1.4.9 Livelihood
  • 1.4.10 City identity
  • 1.5 River: intrinsic, intangible values
  • 1.5.1 Self-purifying ability and special water qualities
  • 1.5.2 Flood protection
  • 1.5.3 Sediments
  • 1.5.4 Riverine ecosystems
  • 1.5.5 Cultural and spiritual values
  • 1.5.6 Genetic resources
  • 1.5.7 Carbon sequestration
  • 1.5.8 Regional security
  • 1.6 River management: approaches and interventions
  • 1.6.1 Global frameworks
  • 1.6.2 Basin level approach
  • 1.6.3 City level approach
  • 1.6.4 Urban river management plan
  • 1.6.5 River-sensitive master planning
  • 1.6.6 River city alliance
  • 1.6.7 Water-sensitive urban design and planning
  • 1.6.8 Nature-based solutions
  • 1.6.9 Closed loop systems
  • 1.6.10 Circular economy
  • 1.6.11 Resilient cities
  • 1.7 Managing urban rivers: from planning to practice
  • 1.8 Conclusion
  • References
  • 2 Urban river management: scope and spectrum
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Urbanization and water scarcity in river basins
  • 2.3 Characteristics of urban river stretch
  • 2.3.1 Geohydrology
  • 2.3.2 Geomorphology
  • 2.3.3 Biodiversity
  • 2.3.4 Social connectivity
  • 2.3.5 Economy
  • 2.4 Challenges of managing urban river stretches
  • 2.4.1 Transboundary nature, jurisdiction, and governance
  • 2.4.2 Mismatch of planning at river basin and city scale
  • 2.4.3 Regulation of activities in floodplain
  • 2.4.4 Prevent river pollution
  • 2.4.5 Protect riverine biodiversity
  • 2.4.6 Fragmented approach for hydrological units
  • 2.4.7 Leverage river economy
  • 2.4.8 Engage citizens in river management
  • 2.5 Review of best practices of managing urban rivers
  • 2.5.1 URMP in action
  • 2.6 Importance of urban rivers in IUWM framework
  • 2.7 Conclusion
  • References
  • B. River-centric planning
  • 3 Mainstreaming 'River-Thinking' into a city's long-term vision
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 What is 'river thinking'?
  • 3.3 Need to integrate river thinking into the planning vision of cities
  • 3.4 River perceptions versus river thinking
  • 3.5 How to mainstream 'river thinking' in a city's long-term vision?

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