Integrated Urban Water Management: Humid Tropics

UNESCO-IHP

• Author(s): Jonathan N. Parkinson, Joel Avruch Goldenfum, Carlos Tucci,
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Pages: 180
• ISBN_10: 0203881176
  ISBN_13: 9780203881170
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Technology & Engineering / Civil / General , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / Water Supply ,

Description:... Excess water in the urban environment results in flooding,which causes structural damage, risks to personal safety and disruption to city life. Water is also a major contributory factor for disease transmission as well as being the medium for transport of many pollutants. These problems are of increasing concern due to climate changes and are parti