Water centric sustainable communities
Subtitle: planning, retrofitting, and building the next urban environment
By: Vladimir Novotny, John Ahern, Paul Brown.
Contributors: Ahern, John, 1949-; Brown, Paul, 1944-
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 606
ISBN-13: 9780470476086
Subjects: Municipal water supply; Water resources development; Sustainable development; Urban runoff -- Management; Watershed management
Description: This book departs from the traditional "clean water in, dirty water out" approach to establish a holistic paradigm for integrated water conservation and use in cities by embracing the three r's: reduce, reuse, recycle. This book provides the forum for lively discussion on the social concerns, technological challenges, planning issues, and economic woes putting up barriers to the reality of achieving a sustainable urban environment - and presents expert suggestions for overcoming them. This book combines landscape, water management, transportation, infrastructure, and triple bottom line assessment into one integrated system.
Notes: Includes index.