Urban water security: managing risks / Edited by Blanca Jiménez and Joan Rose
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TextSeries: Urban water series ; v. 5Publication details: Leiden, Netherlands : Taylor & Francis, 2009Description: xxix, 308 p., [5] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cmISBN: - 9780415485661
- 0415485665
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UMPLIB GAMBANG | TD220.2 .U73 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0000045876 |
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Drinking water : potential health effects caused by wastewater disposal -- Microbial health risks and water quality -- Chemical health risks -- Risk management in the urban water cycle : climate change risks -- Water source and drinking-water risk management -- Wastewater risks in the urban water cycle -- Risks associated with biosolids reuse in agriculture -- 'Closing the urban water cycle' integrated approach towards water reuse in Windhock, Nambia -- Reducing risk from wastewater use in urban farming : a case study of Accra, Ghana -- Drinking water : potential health effects caused by infiltration of pollutants from solid waste landfills -- Exploding sewers : the industrial use and abuse of municipal sewers, and reducing the risk : the experience of Louisville, Kentucky U.S. -- Lessons learned : a response and recovery framework for post-disaster scenarios -- Managing urban water risks : managing drought and climate change risks in Australia