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Title Water sensitive cities / Carol Howe, Cynthia Mitchell, editors
Published London : IWA Publishing, [2012]
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Description xxi, 278 pages : illustrations, maps, photographs ; 24 cm
Series Cities of the future series
Cities of the future series.
Contents Contents note continued: 12.3.Scientific Assessment Tools and System Boundaries: Effect on Recommendations for Urban Water Management / Peter van der Steen -- 12.3.1.General / Peter van der Steen -- 12.3.2.Water-balance and energy studies for the development of urban water management strategies / Peter van der Steen -- 12.3.3.Application of QMRA to the entire urban water system / Peter van der Steen -- 12.3.4.A life cycle analysis (LCA) of the urban water system / Peter van der Steen -- 12.4.Lessons Learned in SWITCH Demonstration Cities on Strategic Planning for the Urban Water System / Peter van der Steen -- 12.5.Conclusions / Peter van der Steen -- ch. 13 Water centric cities of the future - towards macro scale assessment of sustainability / Peter van der Steen -- 13.1.Introduction / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.2.Assessment of Sustainabity / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny --
Contents note continued: 15.3.2.2.Example from Japan: Superlevee / Rutger de Graaf / Frans van de Ven -- 15.3.3.Stakeholder receptivity / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.3.3.1.Example from the Netherlands: De Draai Heerhugowaard / Rutger de Graaf / Frans van de Ven -- 15.3.3.2.Example from Japan: Water recycling / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.4.Conclusion / Rutger de Graaf / Frans van de Ven -- ch. 16 System solutions in urban water management: the Lodz (Poland), perspective / Rutger de Graaf / Frans van de Ven -- 16.1.Introduction / Iwona Wagner / Michael Zalewski -- 16.2.Lodz-City on the 'Edge' / Michael Zalewski / Iwona Wagner -- 16.2.1.Ecohydrology - a more sustainable way forward / Iwona Wagner / Michael Zalewski -- 16.2.2.Applying the ecohydrology to urban areas / Michael Zalewski / Iwona Wagner -- 16.2.3.Blue green network / Iwona Wagner / Michael Zalewski -- 16.3.Conclusions / Iwona Wagner / Michael Zalewski --
Contents note continued: 18.1.Introduction / Ameena Kulaib / Meghan Hartman / Jay Witherspoon -- 18.2.Background / Meghan Hartman / Ameena Kulaib / Jay Witherspoon -- 18.3.Project Description / Meghan Hartman / Ameena Kulaib / Jay Witherspoon -- 18.3.1.Sustainable water sources / Ameena Kulaib / Meghan Hartman / Jay Witherspoon -- 18.3.2.Water strategy / Meghan Hartman / Ameena Kulaib / Jay Witherspoon -- 18.4.Regulation and Infrastructure Design / Meghan Hartman / Ameena Kulaib / Jay Witherspoon -- 18.5.Technology Innovation / Meghan Hartman / Ameena Kulaib / Jay Witherspoon -- 18.6.System Integration / Meghan Hartman / Ameena Kulaib / Jay Witherspoon
Contents note continued: 13.2.1.Microscale assessment indices and metrics / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.2.2.Need for macroscale criteria and assessment / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.3.Seven Ecocities Case Study / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.3.1.Hammarby sjöstad (Sweden) / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.3.2.Dongtan (China) / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.3.3.Qingdao (China) ecoblock and ecocity / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.3.4.Tianjin (China) / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.3.5.Masdar (UAE) / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.3.6.Treasure Island (San Francisco, California, USA) / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.3.7.Sonoma mountain village / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.4.Synthesis / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.4.1.Lack of macroscale assessment / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 13.5.Summary / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny --
Contents note continued: 4.1.1.New costing perspectives / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 4.1.2.Participatory, deliberative decision making in developing water systems / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 4.1.3.Shifting from a resource focus to service focus / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 4.1.4.Systemic thinking & synergies between energy, water reuse and nutrient recovery / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 4.2.Managing a Transition Toward Restorative Futures / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 4.3.Adopting Strategic Niche Management to Implement Radical Innovation in Resource Recovery and Reuse / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 4.4.Phosphorus Security: A Case for Transition / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 4.4.1.A new global challenge: from phosphorus pollution to phosphorus scarcity / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam --
Contents note continued: 4.5.The Role of Niche Based Approaches to Resource Recovery in a Sustainable Phosphorous Future / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 4.6.Conclusion / D. Fam / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell -- ch. 5 The influence of water on urban energy use / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam -- 5.1.Introduction / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.2.Opportunities to Influence Water-Related Energy / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.2.1.Energy use in the provision of water / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.2.2.Energy use associated with the use of water / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.2.3.Energy associated with the nutrient cycle / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.2.4.Urban heat island effect / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.3.The Water-Energy Nexus in the Bigger Picture of Urban Metabolism / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.3.1.Recent urban metabolism analysis / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway --
Contents note continued: 5.3.2.Recent application of the metabolism model / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.4.Water and Energy Integration Futures / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 5.5.Conclusions, Implications and Recommendations / Steven. J. Kenway / Paul Lant -- ch. 6 A framework for developing sustainable water utilities in the coming decades / Paul Lant / Steven. J. Kenway -- 6.1.Introduction / Peter D. Binney -- 6.2.Challenges Facing Water Providers / Peter D. Binney -- 6.3.Sustainability - A Path Forward / Peter D. Binney -- 6.4.A Framework for Transformation to Sustainable Utilities / Peter D. Binney -- 6.4.1.Key success factors / Peter D. Binney -- 6.4.1.1.Leadership / Peter D. Binney -- 6.4.1.2.Strategic business planning / Peter D. Binney -- 6.4.1.3.Effective management and governance / Peter D. Binney -- 6.4.1.4.Efficient use of resources / Peter D. Binney -- 6.4.1.5.Full cost life cycle accounting / Peter D. Binney --
Contents note continued: 6.4.1.6.Integrated resource management / Peter D. Binney -- 6.5.Conclusions / Peter D. Binney -- ch. 7 Communicating across disciplinary divides - are we bridging the gap? / Peter D. Binney -- 7.1.Introduction: Wicked Problems and Complex Systems / Carol Howe -- 7.2.Understanding the Terminology / Carol Howe -- 7.3.Disciplinary Approach to Sustainability / Carol Howe -- 7.4.SWITCH: A Project Designed for Integration and Sustainability / Carol Howe -- 7.5.Recommendations / Carol Howe -- 7.5.1.Changes to the education system / Carol Howe -- 7.5.2.Better balanced teams / Carol Howe -- 7.5.3.Training of teams / Carol Howe -- 7.5.4.Appoint a neutral lead facilitator/coordinator/translator / Carol Howe -- 7.5.5.New learning environments / Carol Howe -- 7.6.Conclusions / Carol Howe -- ch. 8 Plain speaking about water - experience from the trenches / Carol Howe -- 8.1.Introduction / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.2.Negative Terminology and Images / Jennifer Simpson --
Contents note continued: 8.2.1.Would you like a glass of treated sewage, dear? / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.2.2.Quality, not history / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.2.3.Recycled water: do not drink / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.2.4.Microconstituents / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.3.Anomalies / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.3.1.Water reuse is the water industry's best kept secret / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.3.2.Two sets of guidelines for drinking water / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.3.3.How long is the miracle mile? / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.4.We Start Too Late / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.5.Surveys / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.6.The Problem is not Being Addressed / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.7.The Way Forward / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.7.1.Terminology / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.7.2.Training for presenters / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.7.3.Cultural changes / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.7.4.Anomalies / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.7.5.Establishing trust / Jennifer Simpson -- 8.8.An Education Program is Urgently Needed / Jennifer Simpson --
Contents note continued: ch. 11 Singapore's marina barrage and reservoir - changing mindsets in urban solutions / Yap Kheng Guan / Sally Toh -- 11.1.Article / Brendan Harley -- 11.2.20 Years in the Making / Brendan Harley -- 11.3.An Advance in Multi-Purpose Urban Water Management / Brendan Harley -- 11.4.A Model for Urban Centres / Brendan Harley -- 11.5.Social, Economic and Sustainable Design Considerations / Brendan Harley -- 11.6.Engineering Complexity / Brendan Harley -- 11.7.A Model for 'Cities of the Future' / Brendan Harley -- ch. 12 Strategic planning for sustainable and integrated urban water management in some SWITCH demonstration cities / Brendan Harley -- 12.1.Introduction / Peter van der Steen -- 12.2.Strategic Planning and Sustainability Indicators / Peter van der Steen -- 12.2.1.The process of strategic planning / Peter van der Steen -- 12.2.2.Assessing sustainability / Peter van der Steen --
Contents note continued: 2.5.2.New pricing principles and incentives / Valerie Nelson -- 2.5.3.Learning from other sectors / Valerie Nelson -- 2.5.4.Achieving an optimal mix is difficult / Valerie Nelson -- 2.5.5....and urgent so we must act artfully now / Valerie Nelson -- 2.6.Concluding Remarks / Valerie Nelson -- ch. 3 Transitioning to the water sensitive city: the socio-technical challenge / Valerie Nelson -- 3.1.Introduction / Rebekah Brown -- 3.2.Traditional & Adaptive Management / Rebekah Brown -- 3.3.Envisaging Water Sensitive Cities / Rebekah Brown -- 3.4.Transitioning to the Water Sensitive City / Rebekah Brown -- 3.5.Barriers and Opportunities for Transitioning / Rebekah Brown -- 3.6.Conclusion / Rebekah Brown -- ch. 4 Effectively managing the transition towards restorative futures in the sewage industry: a phosphorus case study / Rebekah Brown -- 4.1.Introduction / Cynthia Mitchell / D. Cordell / D. Fam --
Contents note continued: ch. 17 The Rotterdam approach: connecting water with opportunities / Iwona Wagner / Michael Zalewski -- 17.1.Climate Change: Prevention and Adaptation / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.2.Rotterdam Climate Proof / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.The Rotterdam Approach / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.1.Three pillars / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.2.Rotterdam adaptation strategy (RAS) / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.3.Five subject-related main themes / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.3.1.Flood management / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.3.2.Accessibility / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.3.3.Adaptive building / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.3.4.Urban water system / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.3.5.Urban climate / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.4.Seven strategic projects / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.3.5.Connection between the pillars, themes and strategic projects / J.C.J. Jacobs -- 17.4.Improving Urban Environments / J.C.J. Jacobs -- ch. 18 Water challenges in building a sustainable city in the middle east - A masdar perspective / J.C.J. Jacobs --
Contents note continued: ch. 14 Water, neighborhoods and urban design: micro-utilities and the fifth infrastructure / Eric V. Novotny / Vladimir Novotny -- 14.1.Introduction / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.2.Building Level Solutions / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.2.1.Energy: conservation & on-site production / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.2.2.Water / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.2.3.Integrated systems for water, waste & energy / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.3.Need for Neighbourhood Scale Solutions / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.4.Six Eco-Neighbourhoods / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.4.1.Energy in the eco-neighbourhoods / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.4.2.Water and waste in the eco-neighbourhood / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.5.Implications for Urban Design and Water / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 14.6.Conclusion / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer --
Contents note continued: ch. 9 Water: nature's amazing reusable resource / Jennifer Simpson -- 9.1.Introduction / Linda Macpherson -- 9.2.Why Reuse Projects Fail / Linda Macpherson -- 9.3.Key Components of Successful Reuse Outreach Programs / Linda Macpherson -- 9.4.Developing Sustainable Community Support / Linda Macpherson -- 9.5.The World Won't Think Differently About Water Until the Water Industry Starts Thinking Differently / Linda Macpherson -- ch. 10 From zero to hero: NEWater wins public confidence in Singapore / Linda Macpherson -- 10.1.Background / Yap Kheng Guan / Sally Toh -- 10.2.Water recycling: bane or boon? / Yap Kheng Guan / Sally Toh -- 10.3.Breaking the psychological barrier / Yap Kheng Guan / Sally Toh -- 10.4.Changing mindsets and perception / Yap Kheng Guan / Sally Toh -- 10.5.Engaging the stakeholders / Yap Kheng Guan / Sally Toh -- 10.6.From zero to hero / Yap Kheng Guan / Sally Toh --
Contents note continued: ch. 15 Keys to successful transitioning-lessons from the Netherlands' and Japanese delta cities / Harrison Fraker / Vicki Elmer -- 15.1.Introduction / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.2.Water, the Key to Improvement / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.2.1.Sustainable / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.2.2.Climate-resilient / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.2.3.Adaptable / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.2.4.Healthy / Rutger de Graaf / Frans van de Ven -- 15.2.5.Pleasant / Rutger de Graaf / Frans van de Ven -- 15.3.Transitioning Towards Water Cities / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.3.1.Mainstreaming of urban water management innovations / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.3.2.Integration of urban water management in spatial planning / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf -- 15.3.2.1.Example from the Netherlands: Rotterdam Water City 2035 / Frans van de Ven / Rutger de Graaf --
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- ch. 2 Achieving the water commons - the role of decentralised systems / Carol Howe / Cynthia Mitchell -- 2.1.Introduction / Valerie Nelson -- 2.2.Infrastructure that Mimics and Works with Nature / Valerie Nelson -- 2.2.1.Networks of decentralized and centralized infrastructure / Valerie Nelson -- 2.2.2.Interdisciplinary integration across infrastructure sectors / Valerie Nelson -- 2.3.Restoring the Water Commons / Valerie Nelson -- 2.3.1.Water at the heart of all life / Valerie Nelson -- 2.3.2.Enhancing the commons through smart, clean, and green design / Valerie Nelson -- 2.4.Design Practices and Values in the New Water Paradigm / Valerie Nelson -- 2.4.1.Capturing the benefits in practice / Valerie Nelson -- 2.4.2.Watershed and planetary externalities / Valerie Nelson -- 2.5.Policies to Restore the Water Commons / Valerie Nelson -- 2.5.1.Current governance constraints / Valerie Nelson --
Analysis Australia overseas comparisons
Case studies
Cities and towns
Management
Planning processes
Sustainable development
Statistics
Town planning
Water reclamation
Water rights
Water supply
Notes "Cities of the future series"--Cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Subject Cities and towns.
City planning.
Management.
Municipal water supply -- Management.
Municipal water supply -- Urban water
Municipal water supply -- Water-supply.
Planning processes
Sustainable urban development.
Sustainable development.
Water resources development.
Water reuse.
Water rights.
Water-supply.
Author Howe, Carol.
Mitchell, Cynthia.
ISBN 1843393646
9781843393641 (hbk.)