Sustainable Management of Urban Water Resources

• Daljnji autori: Charlesworth, Susanne (Urednik), Lashford, Craig (Urednik)
• Format: Elektronički Poglavlje knjige
• Jezik: engleski
• Izdano: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Teme: Research & information: general; SWAT; urbanization; nutrient loads; constructed wetlands; buffer zones; river bank stabilization; multi-source combined water supply; optimal allocation of water resources; incoming water uncertainty; guaranteed rate of water use; groundwater; Heckman model; self-supply; water demand; water economics; industry; climate change; coastal protection; coastal flooding; sea defence; experimental modelling; sustainability; detention basins; green roofs; MicroDrainage; porous pavement; runoff reduction; swales; biological evolution; ecosystem services; low impact development (LID); stormwater best management practices (BMP); stormwater control measures (SCMs); sustainable drainage systems (SuDS); water sensitive urban design (WSUD); potable supplies; groundwater level changes; infiltration; recharge; climate changes; water efficiency
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It is well known that 55% of the world's population currently lives in urban areas, and this figure is predicted to grow to 68% by 2050, adding more than 2.5 billion people to urban populations. It is also projected that there will be 43 megacities worldwide by 2030, with populations of more th...