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More urban water [design an...
The perceptibly changing climate has resulted in more precipitation in a small number of short periods. As most urban water management systems were developed at a time when precipitation was distributed more evenly throughout the year, they cannot deal properly with the new circumstances, and high groundwater levels and excess water are the result. In practice, many urban dwellers are consequently confronted with flooded cellars and inaccessible urban infrastructure. To solve these phenomena in the future, a major part of the urban water programmes for the next few decades consists of restr
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monografia Rebiun27769247 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun27769247 m o d | cr -n--------- 080903s2007 nyuaf ob 001 0 eng d 2007032430 0-429-18287-2 1-4822-8855-9 1-281-14239-5 9786611142391 0-203-93850-X UPVA 997910816003706 UPM 991005897635904212 CBUC 991010888516406709 UPCT u538260 MiAaPQ MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng 628.21 More urban water electronic resource] design and management of Dutch water cities edited by Fransje Hoimeijer, Wout Toorn van der Vrijthoof New York London Taylor & Francis 2007 New York London New York London Taylor & Francis 1 online resource (241 p.) 1 online resource (241 p.) Text txt computer c online resource cr Urban water series v. 10 Description based upon print version of record Includes bibliographical references and index Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Chapter 1 Introduction: water's changing context; Chapter 2 The form and function of water in the city; Chapter 3 The urban design issues in existing cities; Chapter 4 The water issues in the existing city; Chapter 5 More water in the historic city centre: transformation; Chapter 6 More water in the city, from 1850 to 1945: consolidation; Chapter 7 More water in the post-war city: restructuring; Chapter 8 International comparison; Chapter 9 Conclusions; Bibliography; Index; Color plates The perceptibly changing climate has resulted in more precipitation in a small number of short periods. As most urban water management systems were developed at a time when precipitation was distributed more evenly throughout the year, they cannot deal properly with the new circumstances, and high groundwater levels and excess water are the result. In practice, many urban dwellers are consequently confronted with flooded cellars and inaccessible urban infrastructure. To solve these phenomena in the future, a major part of the urban water programmes for the next few decades consists of restr English Municipal water supply- Management- Netherlands Water-supply- Management- Netherlands Electronic books Hoimeijer, Fransje Toorn Vrijthoof, W. van der 0-415-45358-5 Urban water series v. 10