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The Water Sensitive City

By Gary Grant

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2016
ISBN
1118897668, 9781118897669
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6129458 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
240\237
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-12-07 22:31:04
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Description

This book advocates a more thoughtful approach to urban water management. The approach involves reducing water consumption, harvesting rainwater, recycling rainwater and adopting Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) where surface water is not sent straight to drains but is intercepted by features like green roofs, rain gardens, swales and ponds.Cities in particular need to change the existing linear model of water consumption and use to a more circular one in order to survive. The Water Sensitive City brings together the various specialised technical discussions that have been continuing for some time into a volume that is more accessible to designers (engineers and architects), urban planners and managers, and policymakers.

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