Urban Water Security.
Robert C. Brears
Bok Engelsk 2016 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (322 pages)
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Series Editor Foreword - Challenges in Water Management -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Water 101 -- Introduction -- 1.1 What is water? -- 1.2 Hydrological cycle -- 1.2.1 Precipitation -- 1.2.2 Runoff -- 1.2.3 Evaporation -- 1.2.4 Groundwater -- 1.2.5 How old is water? -- 1.3 Natural variations to water quantity -- 1.3.1 Floods -- 1.3.2 Droughts -- 1.4 Natural variations to water quality -- 1.4.1 Temperature -- 1.4.2 Dissolved oxygen -- 1.4.3 pH -- 1.4.4 Dissolved and suspended solids -- 1.4.5 Turbidity -- 1.4.6 Minerals -- 1.4.7 Salinity -- 1.4.8 Inorganic and organic chemicals -- 1.4.9 Nutrients: nitrogen and phosphorus -- 1.5 Impacts of urbanisation on water resources -- 1.5.1 Point source pollution -- 1.5.2 Non-point source pollution -- 1.5.3 Damage to aquatic ecosystems -- 1.5.4 Impervious surfaces modifying hydrological cycles -- 1.5.5 Impervious surfaces lowering water quality -- 1.5.6 Impervious surfaces affecting groundwater recharge -- 1.6 Water and wastewater treatment processes -- 1.6.1 Ensuring drinking water safety -- Notes -- Chapter 2 What is urban water security? -- Introduction -- 2.1 Non-climatic challenges to achieving urban water security -- 2.1.1 Population growth and demographic changes -- 2.1.2 Rapid urbanisation -- 2.1.3 Rapid economic growth and rising income levels -- 2.1.4 Increased demand for energy -- 2.1.5 Increased demand for food -- 2.2 Climatic challenges to achieving urban water security -- 2.2.1 Impacts of climate change on water quality and quantity -- 2.2.2 Socioeconomic risks of climate change -- 2.3 Reducing non-climatic and climatic risks to urban water security -- Notes -- Chapter 3 Managing water sustainably to achieve urban water security -- Introduction -- 3.1 What is sustainability? -- 3.1.1 Urban sustainability.. - 3.1.2 Approaches to sustainability -- 3.1.3 Environmental pillar of strong sustainability -- 3.1.4 Economic pillar of strong sustainability -- 3.1.5 Social pillar of strong sustainability -- 3.1.6 Urban resilience and sustainability -- 3.2 What does sustainability mean in urban water management? -- 3.2.1 Environmental pillar in strong sustainable urban water management -- 3.2.2 Economic pillar in strong sustainable urban water management -- 3.2.3 Social pillar in strong sustainable urban water management -- 3.3 Sustainable water resources management frameworks -- 3.3.1 Integrated water resources management -- 3.3.2 Origins of IWRM principles -- 3.3.3 Benefits of managing water in an integrated manner -- 3.3.4 Agenda 21 and IWRM -- 3.3.5 The role of efficiency in IWRM -- 3.3.6 Concepts of water efficiency -- 3.3.7 Management instruments in IWRM -- 3.4 Framework for managing urban water sustainably: Integrated urban water management -- 3.4.1 IUWM maximising pillars of sustainability -- 3.4.2 IUWM: balancing demand for water with supply -- 3.4.3 IUWM: introducing demand management -- 3.5 Other frameworks for managing urban water sustainably -- 3.5.1 Water sensitive urban design -- 3.5.2 Low impact development -- 3.5.3 Low impact urban design and development -- Notes -- Chapter 4 Demand management to achieve urban water security -- Introduction -- 4.1 Purpose of demand management -- 4.1.1 Types of demand management strategies and instruments -- 4.2 Regulatory and technological demand management instruments -- 4.2.1 Pricing of water -- 4.2.2 What is the right price? -- 4.2.3 Water meters -- 4.2.4 Reducing unaccounted-for water -- 4.2.5 Temporary ordinances and regulations -- 4.2.6 Permanent ordinances and regulations -- 4.2.7 Source protection -- 4.2.8 Developing alternative supplies -- 4.2.9 Subsidies and rebates -- 4.2.10 Product labelling and retrofits.. - 4.2.11 Service innovation -- 4.3 Communication and information demand management instruments -- 4.3.1 Education and public awareness -- 4.3.2 Competition between water users -- 4.3.3 Corporate social responsibility -- 4.4 Portfolio of demand management tools -- Notes -- Chapter 5 Transitions -- Introduction -- 5.1 What is a transition? -- 5.1.1 What types of transitions are there? -- 5.1.2 Transitions occur over multiple dimensions -- 5.1.3 The transition process -- 5.1.4 Multilevel drivers of transitions -- 5.1.5 Forces in transitions -- 5.2 Operationalisation of transitions -- 5.2.1 Approaches in decision-making -- 5.2.2 Diffusion strategies -- 5.3 Diffusion mechanisms -- 5.3.1 Direct diffusion mechanisms -- 5.3.2 Indirect diffusion mechanisms -- 5.3.3 The diffusion process -- 5.3.4 Lock-in and barriers to diffusion -- 5.4 Transition management -- 5.4.1 Transition management levels -- 5.4.2 Coordination of activities across the levels -- 5.4.3 Transition management cycle -- Notes -- Chapter 6 Transitions towards managing natural resources and water -- Introduction -- 6.1 Transitions in natural resource management -- 6.1.1 Adaptation towards climate change -- 6.1.2 Types of adaptations: green and soft -- 6.1.3 Managing resource scarcity -- 6.2 What is a transition in urban water management? -- 6.2.1 Drivers of transitions in urban water management -- 6.2.2 Transitioning from supply-side to demand-side management -- 6.2.3 Types of transitions in third-order scarcity -- 6.3 Operationalising transitions in third-order scarcity -- 6.3.1 Setting the macro-level strategic goal -- 6.3.2 Micro-level demand management tools -- 6.3.3 Transition management cycle in third-order scarcity -- 6.3.4 Analysing transition management cycles: SWOT analysis -- 6.4 Barriers to transitions towards urban water security -- 6.4.1 External barriers -- 6.4.2 Internal barriers.. - 6.4.3 Psychological barriers -- 6.4.4 Social barriers -- Notes -- Chapter 7 Amsterdam transitioning towards urban water security -- Introduction -- 7.1 Brief company background -- 7.2 Water supply and water consumption -- 7.3 Strategic vision: Amsterdam's Definitely Sustainable 2011-2014 -- 7.4 Drivers of water security -- 7.4.1 Corporate rebranding -- 7.4.2 Protecting good quality raw water and human health -- 7.4.3 Political and economic -- 7.4.4 Carbon neutrality -- 7.4.5 Population growth -- 7.4.6 Climate change -- 7.5 Regulatory and technological demand management tools to achieve urban water security -- 7.5.1 Drinking water and wastewater tariffs -- 7.5.2 Metering -- 7.5.3 Reducing unaccounted-for water -- 7.5.4 Protecting the quality of source water -- 7.5.5 Reducing energy costs in wastewater treatment -- 7.5.6 Alternative water supplies -- 7.6 Communication and information demand management tools to achieve urban water security -- 7.6.1 School programmes: sight visits and education programmes -- 7.6.2 Public education: determining the message -- 7.6.3 Promotion of water-efficient devices -- 7.6.4 Billing inserts -- 7.6.5 Promoting water-efficient technologies -- 7.6.6 Non-domestic water efficiency advice -- 7.7 Case study SWOT analysis -- 7.7.1 Strengths -- 7.7.2 Weaknesses -- 7.7.3 Opportunities -- 7.7.4 Threats -- 7.8 Transitioning towards urban water security summary -- Notes -- Chapter 8 Berlin transitioning towards urban water security -- Introduction -- 8.1 Brief company background -- 8.2 Water supply and water consumption -- 8.3 Strategic vision: using water wisely -- 8.3.1 Berlin Water Act -- 8.4 Drivers of water security -- 8.4.1 Protecting water supply from wastewater contamination -- 8.4.2 Reducing energy costs and carbon emissions -- 8.4.3 Climate change impacting water availability.. - 8.5 Regulatory and technological demand management tools to achieve urban water security -- 8.5.1 Tariff for drinking water and wastewater -- 8.5.2 Metering -- 8.5.3 Reducing unaccounted-for water -- 8.5.4 Source protection: reducing treatment costs -- 8.5.5 Alternative water supplies -- 8.5.6 Reducing energy costs -- 8.5.7 Reducing treatment costs: separate systems -- 8.5.8 Water-efficient technologies -- 8.6 Communication and information demand management tools to achieve urban water security -- 8.6.1 Water awareness in the past -- 8.6.2 Today: using water in the right way and reducing carbon emissions -- 8.7 Case study SWOT analysis -- 8.7.1 Strengths -- 8.7.2 Weaknesses -- 8.7.3 Opportunities -- 8.7.4 Threats -- 8.8 Transitioning towards urban water security summary -- Notes -- Chapter 9 Copenhagen transitioning towards urban water security -- Introduction -- 9.1 Brief company background -- 9.2 Water supply and water consumption -- 9.3 Strategic vision: water supply plan (2012-2016) -- 9.4 Drivers of water security -- 9.4.1 1980s: Quantity of water -- 9.4.2 1990s: Quality of water -- 9.4.3 2000s: Political and quality of water -- 9.4.4 2010 onwards: Quality and quantity of water -- 9.5 Regulatory and technological demand management tools to achieve urban water security -- 9.5.1 Pricing of water and wastewater -- 9.5.2 Metering -- 9.5.3 Reducing unaccounted-for water -- 9.5.4 Source protection: new forests and reducing pesticide use -- 9.5.5 Developing alternative water supplies -- 9.5.6 Reducing energy costs and carbon emissions -- 9.5.7 Subsidies for toilets and water meters -- 9.5.8 Consultants and water conservation advice -- 9.5.9 Water-saving devices -- 9.6 Communication and information demand management tools to achieve urban water security -- 9.6.1 Education and awareness in schools -- 9.6.2 Public education.. - 9.6.3 Challenges of public awareness campaigns.
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| ISBN | 9781119131731
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