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Author:   Quentin Grafton ,  Katherine A. Daniell ,  Céline Nauges ,  Jean-Daniel Rinaudo
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Springer
Edition:   2015 ed.
Volume:   15
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.442kg
ISBN:  

9789401798006

ISBN 10:   9401798001
Pages:   641
Publication Date:   19 May 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Understanding and managing urban water in transition (introduction).- Part 1 Water supply and sanitation.- Chapter 2 How water services manage territories and technologies: history and current trends in developed countries.- Chapter 3 Coping with extraneous water in sewerage systems.- Chapter 4 Challenges for water supply and sanitation in developing countries: case studies from Zimbabwe.- Chapter 5 The challenges of providing water and sanitation to urban slum settlements in South Africa.- Chapter 6 Integrating water quality into urban water management and planning while addressing the challenge of water security.- Chapter 7 The development of private bore-wells as independent water supplies: challenges for water utilities in France and Australia.- Chapter 8 Inter-basin transfers as a supply option: the end of an era?.- Chapter 9 Three engineering paradigms in the historical development of water services: more, better and cheaper water to European cities.- Chapter 10 Investing in the water infrastructure of tomorrow.- Part 2 Water demand and water economics.- Chapter 11 Long-term water demand forecasting.- Chapter 12 The use of non-pricing instruments to manage residential water demand: What have we learned?.- Chapter 13 The Social determinants of water consumption in Australian cities.- Chapter 14 Non-household Water Demand: the Industrial and Commercial Sectors.- Chapter 15 Integrating social aspects into urban water pricing: Australian and international perspectives.- Chapter 16 Does residential water use depend on water quality? Some answers from a French case study.- Chapter 17 A simulation model for understanding the consequences of alternative water and wastewater tariff structures: A case study of Fayoum, Egypt.- Chapter 18 Managing water variability issues.- Chapter 19 Volumetric Water Pricing, Social Surplus and Supply Augmentation.- Part 3 Water governance and integrated management.- Chapter 20 Governance and regulation of the urbanwater sector: Quoi de neuf?.- Chapter 21 Public–private partnerships and their ownership in the urban water sector.- Chapter 22 Issues of governance, policy and law in managing urban–rural and groundwater–surface water connections.- Chapter 23 Integrated management of urban water supply and water quality in developing Pacific Island countries.- Chapter 24 The “renaturation” of urban rivers: the case of the St Charles River in Quebec.- Chapter 25 Adapting to climate change in urban water management: flood management in the Rotterdam–Rijnmond area.- Chapter 26 Transboundary urban water: the case of Singapore and Malaysia.- Chapter 27 The opportunities and challenges of implementing ‘water sensitive urban design’: lessons from stormwater management in Victoria, Australia.- Chapter 28 How does energy efficiency affect urban water systems?.

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