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As water reuse technologies help to reduce the exploitation of freshwater resources, they also help alleviate water demand for drinking, manufacturing, sanitation, leisure purposes, and land use, such as agriculture.
List of contents
Introduction. Urban Water Demands in the Different Planning Levels. Planning Investigations for Sustainable Water Reuse Developments. Legal Scenarios for Protecting Water Resources.
Planning Instruments for an Optimized Urban Water Reuse Engineering. EIA, SEA and ILA in a Comparative Overview. Project-, Program-, Plan- and Policy Level for Urban Water Demand Decisions.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). EIA in the Context of Securing Urban Water Resources. EIA as an Assessment Methodology for Sustainable Urban Water Reuse Infrastructure. Integrating EIA in Urban Infrastructure Construction for Water Reuse. Importance and Advantages of EIA Implementation for Urban Water Reuse. Challenges of EIA Implementation for Urban Water Reuse.
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). SEA in Context of Securing Urban Water Resources. SEA as an Assessment Methodology for Sustainable Urban Water Reuse Infrastructure. Integrating SEA in Urban Infrastructure Construction for Water Reuse. Importance and Advantages of SEA Implementation for Urban Water Reuse. Challenges of SEA Implementation for Urban Water Reuse.
Integrated Landscape Approach (ILA). ILA in Context of Securing Urban Water Resources. ILA as an Assessment Methodology for Sustainable Urban Water Reuse Infrastructure. Integrating ILA in Urban Infrastructure Construction for Water Reuse. Importance and Advantages of ILA Implementation for Urban Water Reuse. Challenges of ILA Implementation for Urban Water Reuse.
Comparative Summary for EIA, SEA and ILA in Urban Water Reuse Decision-Making Processes. Managing Urban Security within Scoping Urban Water Reuse Cycles. Conclusions and Recommendations. Glossary. Appendix.
About the author
Sandra Reinstädtler is a researcher in the Department of Environmental Planning at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg in Germany. She was also a visiting lecturer at Halmstad University, Sweden. She has published works in several international journals, conference proceedings, and books. Sandra is specialized in landscape planning, and has research interests in sustainable landscape, land use, water management, and climate change.
Summary
As water reuse technologies help to reduce the exploitation of freshwater resources, they also help alleviate water demand for drinking, manufacturing, sanitation, leisure purposes, and land use, such as agriculture.
