Urban water security: managing risks / 
Edited by Blanca Jiménez and Joan Rose 
 - Leiden, Netherlands :  Taylor & Francis,  2009 
 - xxix, 308 p., [5] p. of plates :  ill. (some col.), maps ;  26 cm. 
 - Urban water series ;  v. 5 .
 - Urban water series ;  v. 5 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780415485661 0415485665 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Municipal water supply--Management--Case studies<br/>Water quality management--Case studies<br/>Water resources development--Case studies<br/>Sewerage--Case studies<br/>Drinking water--Contamination--Case studies<br/>Bacterial pollution of water--Case studies