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Item Details
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URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SERVICE DELIVERY |
| By: |
Roumen Arsov (Editor), Jiri Marsalek (Editor), W. Ed Watt (Editor) |
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Hardback |
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£280.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1402015399 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781402015397 |
| Publisher: |
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2003 |
| Series: |
NATO Science Series IV v. 25 |
| Pages: |
330 |
| Description: |
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Borovetz, Bulgaria, 16-20 October 2002 |
| Synopsis: |
Urban population growth dramatically alters material and energy fluxes in the affected areas, with concomitant changes in landscape, altered fluxes of water, sediment, chemicals and pathogens and increased releases of waste heat. These changes then impact on urban ecosystems, including water resources and result in their degradation. Such circumstances make the provision of water services to urban populations even more challenging. Changing weather patterns, rising temperature and large variations in precipitation contr- ute to increased damages, caused by weather related disasters, including floods. Ones of the major contributors to increasing flood peaks are land use changes and particularl- urban development. Consequently, there is a need to look for low environmental impact land development and to manage runoff in urban areas by storm water management. Much progress in the management of urban waters has been achieved in the most - vanced jurisdictions, but much more remains to be done. In this respect the EC Water Framework Directive can provide some guidance. Urban water management issues are particularly important in the countries in transition in Central and Eastern Europe.During the last decade political, economical and social changes in the countries under transition have influenced almost every element of the public sector, including water services. There is an urgent need for exchange of information among various countries on this issue and for identification of best approaches to achieving this transition. |
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biography |
| Publication: |
US |
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Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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