Urban Water Security: Managing Risks - Unesco-Ihp

Informationen zum Autor Blanca Jimenez Cisneros, JOAN B ROSE Klappentext Addresses issues that are associated with urban water risks. This book describes risks associated with urban water systems and services. It discusses the concept of risk management for urban water systems and explores different approaches to managing and controlling urban water risks. Zusammenfassung Addresses issues that are associated with urban water risks. This book describes risks associated with urban water systems and services. It discusses the concept of risk management for urban water systems and explores different approaches to managing and controlling urban water risks. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. Drinking water – Potential health effects caused by wastewater disposal 3. Microbial Health Risks and Water Quality; 4. Chemical Health Risks 5. Risk Management on the urban water cycle. Climate change risks 6. Water source and drinking water risk management 7. Wastewater risks in the urban water cycle 8. Risks Associated with Biosolids Reuse in Agriculture 9. Closing the Urban Water Cycle” Integrated Approach towards Water Reuse in Windhoek, Namibia 10. Reducing risk from wastewater use in urban farming – a case study of Accra, Ghana 11. Drinking water – potential health effects caused by infiltration of pollutants from solid waste landfills 12. Exploding sewers: the industrial use and abuse of municipal sewers, and reducing the risk—the experience of Louisville, Kentucky US 13. Lessons learned: a response and recovery framework for post-disaster scenarios 14. Managing urban water risks: Managing drought and climate change risks in Australia

Summary

Addresses urban water risks by examining how urbanization impacts the urban water cycle and the associated health risks from microbiological and chemical contamination, water-borne diseases, poor sanitation, inadequately treated wastewater, and climate change, emphasizing the need for adequate management strategies and alternative scenarios.

Product details

• Authors: Blanca Jimenez Rose Cisneros, Blanca (Universidad Nacional Aut Jimenez Cisneros, Blanca Rose Jimenez Cisneros
• Assisted by: Blanca Jimenez (Editor), Blanca Jimenez Cisneros (Editor), Blanca (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Jimenez Cisneros (Editor), Jimenez Cisneros Blanca (Editor), Joan Rose (Editor), JOAN B ROSE (Editor), Joan B. Rose (Editor), Joan B. (Michigan State University Rose (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.03.2009
• EAN: 9780415485678
• ISBN: 978-0-415-48567-8
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Urban Water Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, Water supply & treatment, Water supply and treatment