- 352 pages
- English
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Cities of the Future
About this book
This book is developed from and includes the presentations of leading international experts and scholars in the 12-14 July, 2006 Wingspread Workshop. With urban waters as aĀ focal point, this book will explore the links between urban water quality and hydrology, and the broader conceptsĀ ofĀ green cities and smart growth. It also addresses legal and social barriers to urban ecological sustainability and proposes practical ways to overcome those barriers. Cities of the Future featuresĀ chapters containing visionary concepts on how to ensure that cities and their water resourcesĀ become ecologically sustainable and are able toĀ provide clean water for all beneficial uses. The book links North American and Worldwide experience and approaches. The book is primarily a professional reference aimed at a wide interdisciplinary audience, including universities, consultants, environmental advocacy groups and legal environmental professionals.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgement
- Wingspread Workshop Organizing Committee
- Introduction to the book
- Preface: Cities of the future: The fifth paradigm of urbanization
- PART ONE: Urban Water Sustainability
- PART TWO: Impact of Extreme Events
- PART THREE: Monitoring, Urban Observatories and Total Mass Balance of Pollution in Cities
- PART FOUR: Hydrologic and Pollution Stresses, Response of Receiving Waters
- PART FIVE: Integrated Solutions ā Water and Landscape
- PART SIX: Implementing Future Urban Hydrological and Ecological Systems
- Appendix
- Index