Urbanization of the Earth’s population will have increased the Earth’s urban population from less than one billion in 1950 to five billion by 2030. Managing water for this burgeoning urban population is one of the critical needs for humanity. This book uses a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to examine theurban water environment. Water has multiple roles: municipal water supply, aquatic habitat, landscape aesthetics and recreation. Increasingly, urban water is reused, serving multiple purposes. Humans alter the urban hydrologic cycle and the chemical and physical integrity of urban water systems and resources. Some of those changes are beneficial, and others harmful. Understanding those changes and impacts requires expertise and perspective from a wide range of disciplines. Chapter authors represent this diversity of expertise, with expertise in surface and groundwater hydrology, civil and environmental engineering, environmental policy, urban planning, law, geomorphology, and recreation management. Focuses on the U.S. because it is already highly urbanized (85%), spansa wide range of hydrologic settings, has diverse urban water institutions, and is well-studied Offers new paradigms for urban water management, emphasizinginnovative concepts INDICE: Introduction.- Urban Hydrology.- Urban Groundwater.- Urban Water Systems.- Movement of Nutrients and Salts Through Urban Ecosystems.- Streams and Urbanization: A Geomorphic Perspective on Impacts, Mitigation, and Restoration.- Recreating Among Urban Waters: Activities, Meaning and Management Implications.- Legal Framework for the Urban Water Environment.- Institutions Affecting the Urban Water Environment.- Institutional Structures for Water Managementin the Eastern U.S.- Water Quantity Management in the Urban Southwest: Innovative Efforts, Supply Resiliency and Future Opportunities.- Blueprint for the Future of the Urban Water Environment.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-84890-7
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 375
- Fecha Publicación: 06/05/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés