Integrated Water Resources Management in Water-scarce Regions: Water Harvesting, Groundwater Desalination and Water Reuse in Namibia
The book consolidates the transdisciplinary research of the project “CuveWaters: Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Northern Namibia (Cuvelai Basin) in the SADC-Region” funded by the...
Hydrological Design of Multipurpose Micro-catchment Rainwater Management
Rainwater as a resource has been underrated due to scientific misunderstandings about its quality, the lack of hydrologic design tools for small catchments, such as roofs, the preference for large...
Wealth Creation without Pollution - Designing for Industry, Ecobusiness Parks and Industrial Estates
The development of eco-industrial parks and associated ‘ecological industry’ concepts offer progressive integrated approaches to resolve pollution problems from effluents and wastes of all kinds...
Dealing with the Complex Interrelation of Intermittent Supply and Water Losses
The book provides a scientific approach into appraising Intermittent Water Supply (IWS) on a global scale through the analysis of available information and data based on a structured methodology...
Innovative Wastewater Treatment & Resource Recovery Technologies: Impacts on Energy, Economy and Environment
This book introduces the 3R concept applied to wastewater treatment and resource recovery under a double perspective. Firstly, it deals with innovative technologies leading to:...
Recent Developments in Forward Osmosis Processes
Forward osmosis (FO) is an emerging membrane technology with a range of possible water treatment applications (desalination and wastewater treatment and recovery).
Recent Developments in...
Twort's Water Supply, 7th Edition
Twort's Water Supply, Seventh Edition, provides the latest tools and techniques to meet engineering challenges over dwindling natural resources. The book has expanded coverage of waste...
Hydrologic Remote Sensing: Capacity Building for Sustainability and Resilience
Environmental remote sensing plays a critical role in observing key hydrological components such as precipitation, soil moisture, evapotranspiration and total water storage on a global scale. As...
Developing a Stress-Test to Assess Drinking Water Distribution Systems Under Changing Demand
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The drinking water distribution system (DWDS) is a critical infrastructure and a costly asset with a life time of several decades. With rapidly...
Regulation of Urban Water Services. An Overview
Over the years urban water systems developed rapidly and unsystematically and today their implementation requires more control. They need to meet the demands of citizens for the 21st century in a...