Integrated Urban Water Management: Humid Tropics - Unesco-Ihp

Zusammenfassung Deals with excess water, flood, risk to personal safety, city life, disease transmission. This book focuses on engineering aspects related to water supply, wastewater, stormwater management and flood control. It contains case studies from South America. Inhaltsverzeichnis Integrated Urban Water Management; Water Supply and Wastewater Management; Stormwater management in the Tropics; Total solids management; Control of public health hazards related to urban water systems; Reducing vulnerability to disasters in urban areas of humid tropics; Integrated urban water management: institutional, legal and socioeconomic issues; Education & Capacity Building.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan N. Parkinson, Jonathan N. Parkinson, Jonathan N. (WS Atkins International Parkinson, Jonathan N. Goldenfum Parkinson, Carlos Tucci, Carlos Goldenfum Tucci, Tucci Carlos
• Assisted by: Joel Avruch Goldenfum (Editor), Joel Avruch (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Goldenfum (Editor), Jonathan N. Parkinson (Editor), Jonathan N. (WS Atkins International Parkinson (Editor), Carlos Tucci (Editor), Carlos (Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul Tucci (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.03.2010
• EAN: 9780415453523
• ISBN: 978-0-415-45352-3
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Urban Water Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration